Poland Springs announced Monday a plan to use 100% recycled plastic for all its noncarbonated water containers
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House approves bill to ban single-use plastic shopping bags statewide
Lawmakers vote 91-52 to support the bill, which has been endorsed by the state’s largest retailers and environmental advocacy organizations.
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First they came for plastic bags; coffee cups are next
As local and national governments move to tax — or ban — to-go cups, Starbucks and Dunkin’ race to find an alternative.
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Reducing plastic because ‘it breaks up and never goes away’
Plastic pollution in Maine: How big of a problem is it, what’s being done, and what can be done?
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Lewiston-Auburn’s recycling rate is among the lowest in Maine
Recycling programs in Lewiston-Auburn, like many in Maine, are struggling with low participation and lots of “contamination.”
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Why recycling works in Greene
Education and a watchful eye at the transfer station help.
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Program looking for more businesses to jump on board
Dean Richmond says the biggest need for his food waste program is “more volume.”
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Purging plastic starts at home, scientist advises at Bates College
Since half of all plastic comes in the form of single-use, disposable items that people don’t really need, there’s room to make a big dent in the flood of plastics that pose an increasing threat to the environment.