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
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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
Steamrolling Forward: Multiple Maine Towns Take Steps to Reduce Plastic Pollution
You may not have noticed amid all the hubbub around national issues and politics, but some other pretty important votes took place in Maine on, or near, this past Election Day. Multiple towns took important steps to help create more sustainable communities through the elimination or reduction of plastic pollution. And that is good news! Read More
Bath Unanimously Passes Bag, Foam Bans, Will Charge Escalating Fee for Paper
New ordinance goes into affect on April 22, 2018 and will see the fee for paper bags increase from 5 to 15 cents over 3 years. by Chris Chase, Coastal Journal writer Portland Press Herald news story BATH — The City Council unanimously passed two separate ordinances tackling single-use plastic bag and polystyrene foam bans Read More
Cape Elizabeth Becomes Latest Town to Adopt Bag Fee, Ban Foam Containers
The Town Council approves ordinances similar to regulations in South Portland, Portland, Falmouth, Freeport and other Maine communities. by Kelley Bouchard, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story CAPE ELIZABETH — Next month, food sellers here will begin charging a fee for single-use carry-out bags and will no longer be allowed to use plastic foam Read More
