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Hot Topics: Plastics and the Environment: Plastics and the Environment in Maine

Maine Resources

MEMAP (Maine Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program Index)

Campus Initiatives

Office of Sustainability: Zero-Sort Recycling
Information about the campus recycling program.
Office of Sustainability: Research Labs
Ideas for how to manage waste and other environmental factors in research labs.
Orono: Trash & Recycling
Live off-campus in Orono? Here's the town's trash and recycling information.
University of Maine Dining: Good Citizens for Sustainability
UMaine Dining initiatives and suggestions for creating a more sustainable campus and community.

Infographics from NOAA: Marine Debris Program

In Maine News

"Banning plastic straws isn’t enough, pollution experts say"
Portland Press Herald, 4/20/2018
"China Has Refused To Recycle The West's Plastics. What Now?"
Maine Public, 6/28/2018
"Plastic Debris in Gulf of Maine Cause of Concern"
Landings (publication of Maine Lobstermen's Community Alliance), 5/22/2015
"Plastic pollution is growing threat to Maine’s fisheries. Unless we act now."
Bangor Daily News, 5/2/2017
"Poor market forces Unity recycler to stop accepting most plastics"
CentralMaine.com, 8/10/2018

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