The Natural Resources Council of Maine and the Ellsworth Green Plan held a screening of the documentary film, “Bag It,” about the problem of single-use plastics in our society. This event was the kick-off for a community effort to limit plastic shopping bags in Ellsworth. Watch the film trailer here. Americans use 60,000 plastic bags Read More
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June 4, 2018: “A Plastic Ocean” Movie Screening, Damariscotta
kNOw S.U.P. (No Single-Use-Plastics) hosted a screening of “A Plastic Ocean,” on Monday, June 4 at the Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta. The film begins when journalist Craig Leeson, searching for the elusive blue whale, discovers plastic waste in what should be pristine ocean. In this adventure documentary, Craig teams up with free diver Tanya Streeter and an Read More
Bath’s Bag Ban Kicks Off Sunday…on Earth Day
by Nathan Strout, Times Record Staff Times Record news story The city of Bath will celebrate Earth Day on Sunday by banning single-use plastic bags and polystyrene containers. The ordinance was approved by the city council in November 2017 with almost zero opposition. The long interim period between passage and the ordinance going into effect Read More
Ban by Ban and Bag by Bag, Maine Municipalities Making a Difference
This also helps move the state toward adopting more comprehensive legislation. by Marina Schauffler Portland Press Herald Sea Change column “Just because plastic is disposable doesn’t mean it goes away. After all, where is away? There is no away.” — Jeb Berrier in the documentary “Bag It” It’s easy these days to feel as if Read More
April 22, 2018: Community Trash Clean-up, Waterville
Waterville Community Trash Cleanup Sunday, April 22 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Castonguay Square outside City Hall NRCM Outreach Coordinator Todd Martin and others led a a community trash cleanup event in Waterville on Earth Day. Trash bags and gloves were provided for free to volunteers. We were proud to work with the Kennebec Messalonskee Read More
Rockland to Consider Ban on Plastic Bags, Styrofoam Containers
By Stephen Betts Village Soup news story ROCKLAND — The Rockland City Council will consider this month an ordinance to ban the use of single-use plastic bags and Styrofoam containers. In addition, the proposed law would impose an increasing fee on paper bags in an effort to encourage shoppers to use reusable shopping bags. Councilor Read More
York Teens Want Their Town to be the Latest to Ban Polystyrene Containers
By Deborah McDermott The York Weekly news story Four York High School seniors are taking democracy and a concern for the environment to heart, and have launched an online petition drive to ban polystyrene takeout containers from being used by restaurants in York. Margaret Wilkinson, Sophia Eytel, Anya Walsh and Sammi Pooler, all students in Read More
January 30, 2018: “The Smog of the Sea” Marine Plastics Film and Panel Discussion, Damariscotta
The Smog of the Sea chronicles a one-week journey through the remote waters of the Sargasso Sea. Marine scientist Marcus Eriksen invited onboard an unusual crew to help him study the sea: renowned surfers Keith & Dan Malloy, musician Jack Johnson, spearfisher woman Kimi Werner, and bodysurfer Mark Cunningham become citizen scientists on a mission Read More
January 19, 2018: Waterville Pecha Kucha
Waterville Pecha Kucha Friday, January 19th from 6:15 – 8:45 p.m. Summit Room in the Spann Student Center Thomas College, 180 West River Road, Waterville, ME 04901. NRCM Outreach Coordinator Todd Martin presented about his work with his neighbors to ban plastic shopping bags in Waterville. A dozen Maine towns have banned or placed a five-cent Read More
