Taking a Dip in the Recycling Stream ; Ray Routhier Tries His Hand As a Recycling Sorter at Ecomaine in Portland. Series: About This Series Maine at Work Takes an Interactive Look at Iconic, Visible or Just Plain Interesting Jobs Done by Folks in Maine. Reporter Ray Routhier Shadows a Worker or Workers, Reports What He Sees and Tries His Hand at Some of the Job's Duties. If You'd Like to Suggest a Job to Be Explored in This Feature, E-Mail Rrouthier@Pressherald.Com or Call 791-6454.

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The job seemed pretty straightforward.

The idea was to stand beside a speedy conveyor belt in the massive Ecomaine recycling facility and pick out things that didn't belong.

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Taking a Dip in the Recycling Stream ; Ray Routhier Tries His Hand As a Recycling Sorter at Ecomaine in Portland. Series: About This Series Maine at Work Takes an Interactive Look at Iconic, Visible or Just Plain Interesting Jobs Done by Folks in Maine. Reporter Ray Routhier Shadows a Worker or Workers, Reports What He Sees and Tries His Hand at Some of the Job's Duties. If You'd Like to Suggest a Job to Be Explored in This Feature, E-Mail Rrouthier@Pressherald.Com or Call 791-6454.

I was in the paper area shadowing Richard Vincent, who works as a sorter. Sorters are supposed to pick out things that can't be recycled at Ecomaine, as well as things that need to be sent to other parts of the plant to be recycled.

When we entered the room, about a dozen men were s...

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