Welcome to the Tri-Community Recycling and Sanitary Landfill Web Site

The mission of Tri-Community Recycling & Sanitary Landfill is to provide solid waste management services to the Aroostook County region; in a way that is equitable, environmentally sound, and cost-effective; so that those services can be provided over the long-term. We are an equal opportunity employer and provider.

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• What’s New!

  New Pipeline Construction

  TCL has contracted with Soderberg Construction to install a 2.3-mile long pipeline to convey landfill leachate to the Caribou Utilities District (“CUD”) facility on the Grimes Rd. in Caribou. This project will eliminate approximately 1,000 truck trips per year currently necessary to haul this wastewater to CUD. Soderberg is making good progress, with approximately ½ of the pipeline installed by the first of June. Still remaining however, is the effort to cross the Little Madawaska River; the Grimes Mill Rd.; and the Grimes Rd. The project is expected to be completed by the end of September. Read More

  Win a FREE Cloth Shopping Bag

  If you can answer the following question, you could win a free, high-quality, cloth shopping bag from TCL. The question is: True or False; only colored, narrow-mouth, #2 plastic containers are to be placed in the blue recycling igloo (Hint: the answer can be found under the RECYCLING tab of our website). Please e-mail your answer, along with a current telephone number, to . Prizes will be awarded while supplies last. Thank you for visiting our website and Good Luck!

  New Option for Disposal of Used Medical Sharps

  Cary Medical Center, in cooperation with the Caribou Police Department, and with funding from the Rotary Club of Caribou, has announced a new program for the safe disposal of used medical sharps (needles, lancets, syringes) from households. A collection kiosk has been located in the lobby of the Caribou Police Station where residents can properly dispose of used sharps at their own convenience. For more information, please contact Mark Draper, Solid Waste Director, at 473-7840; or check under Medical/Biohazardous Waste of the What do I do with…? tab on this website.