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Reuse & Repair

One of the most cost-effective ways to reduce waste is by promoting reuse and the right to repair. Across Maine, a growing network of people and local communities are organizing efforts to promote reuse and repair. NRCM works in partnership with these groups to develop policies that update state law to make it easier to save money and reduce our environmental impact by implementing reuse and repair activities across Maine.

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Clarence Gray
April 6, 2016 | NRCM

Reuse—Recycle— Remember

My dad, Clarence E. Gray, lived in Maine from the time he was a teenager and had to drop out of school and go to…