Waste Management & Recycling Program
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GEORGE MacDONALD, Team Director-- phone: (207) 624-6245 E-mail
George is the Director for the Community Assistance Team. This team consists of the Waste Management and Recycling Program, Code Enforcement Training and Certification Program, and the Flood Plain Management Program. He has more than 20 years of varied experience with solid waste programs and activities, having worked in the waste management and recycling field through positions at both the public (local and state) level and with the private sector. His major tasks at SPO include: ensuring that the policies and statutory requirements of these programs are implemented; oversight of the operation of the State-owned landfill known as Juniper Ridge; coordinating programmatic and policy development efforts with the Legislature, other state and regional agencies, as well as with interstate organizations; and managing the team's finances and personnel.
LANA LAPLANT-ELLIS, Senior Planner -- phone: (207) 624-6244 E-mail
Lana manages the information and data on municipal waste and recycling programs collected from the Annual Municipal Solid Waste reports that are submitted to the State Planning Office. Her duties include: updating and maintaining the State's municipal solid waste program data base, which includes tonnages of trash disposed, recycling and composting program details, as well as an overall view of the program's activities; producing individual town and regional program reports that provide information on how effective the program is; tabulating the annual municipal rate recycling report; conducting in-depth data analysis; responding to inquiries for municipal and statewide recycling information and, updating and maintaining the Waste Management website. Lana most recently was the Manager for the Code Enforcement Officer Training & Certification Program at the State Planning Office.
BRUCE WHITE, Planner II -- phone: (207) 624-6247 E-mail
Bruce has been at the State Planning Office since 1990. He arrived at the SPO, as a member of the Energy Policy team of the Office of Energy Resources, at the time of the distribution of the OER activities and responsibilities in state government. His experiences also include being a teacher in vocational education at various locations in the State, as well as being a librarian for UMA. Since 2003, Bruce has been the program's education coordinator and in that capacity, heads up statewide education efforts, such as Maine Recycles Week, as well as assisting in regionally provided workshop settings and teacher association meetings. He also works with the various Reusable Resource Centers located across the state. Bruce is available to work with schools, municipalities and institutions on waste management and recycling promotion and education efforts.
SUZANNE DUPLISSIS, Planner II -- phone: (207) 624-6248 E-mail
Suzanne came to work for the State Planning Office on March 15, 2010. She has a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Southern Maine with a major in Political Science and a minor in Economics. As part of her degree she participated in an internship with the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments focusing on promoting recycling in the region. Suzanne is responsible for the Maine Recycling Campaign. She develops and coordinates outreach, develops social media sites, oversees the small grant program and delivers technical assistant to municipalities.
Office Associate - Position eliminated on 6/11/11 due to budget cuts.
Senior Planner - Position elimated on 6/13/11 due to budget cuts.
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