Happy Earth Day! This week we are sharing some photos taken by NRCM activist Brian Skillings of Windham, Maine. Brian posted these photos on social media and shared them with us after he spent Sunday, April 14 helping NRCM and Green With Envy Salons staff clean up around Back Cove Trail in Portland. Brian writes, Read More
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Reducing Waste One Cup (of Coffee) at a Time
On April 2, 2019, Tandem Coffee Roasters launched an ambitious initiative to drastically reduce waste at both of their locations in Portland. The company has lowered all drink prices by 25 cents and started charging customers 25 cents if they need a single-use cup for their drink order. The main intention is to get people Read More
Sort It Out in Advance
Recycling is easier when you don’t have to pick through two-week-old trash. Build (or have built, or invest in) separate bins to hold glass, returnables, metal, cardboard boxes, recyclable plastic, paper, etc. To view more tips, click here. To subscribe to our Tip of the Day RSS feed, click here.
Wednesday, April 24: “Bag It” Movie Screening, Standish
Did you know that single-use plastic bags are the fourth most commonly littered type of single-use plastic? That is why 22 towns in Maine have ordinances to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic bags, and the State of Maine is considering legislation to reduce plastic bags statewide. Plastic bags and other “disposable” single-use plastics are littering Read More
Thursday, April 25: Eric Hopkins Gallery Studio Tour, Rockland
Renowned artist Eric Hopkins creates works that invite you to explore, celebrate, and preserve the beauty of Maine’s islands and coast. NRCM shapes public policies that protect wildlife and habitat throughout the state. Please join Eric and the Natural Resources Council of Maine from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 25 for a reception, Read More
NRCM Testimony in Support of LD 544, An Act To Create Extended Producer Responsibility for Post-consumer Waste Generated from the Use of Tobacco Products
Senator Carson, Representative Tucker, and members of the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, my name is Sarah Lakeman and I am the Sustainable Maine Project Director for the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM). I appreciate this opportunity to speak to you in support of LD 544, which is part of a Read More
NRCM Testimony in Support of LD 937, An Act Regarding the Sale and Abandonment or Release of Balloons
Senator Carson, Representative Tucker, and members of the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, my name is Sarah Lakeman and I am the Sustainable Maine Project Director for the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM). I appreciate this opportunity to speak to you in support of LD 937, which is one of several Read More
Wiscasset’s Iconic Red’s Eats: “Red is Our Favorite Color, but We Love Going Green!”
I have been an animal- and nature-lover since I was a little girl. It comes as no surprise to those who know me to know how important the issue of protecting nature is to me. Living and working in beautiful, coastal Maine is a gift…one we all must not take for granted. Our restaurant is Read More
March 21, 2019: “Rubber Jellyfish” Film Screening, Falmouth
Natural Resources Council of Maine and Maine Audubon hosted a screening of “Rubber Jellyfish,” a film about balloon litter and its harm on the environment and wildlife. Kennebunk High School student Will Jones also spokeabout his passion for and work on this important issue. “Rubber Jellyfish” film screening Thursday, March 21 at 7:00 p.m. 20 Read More
