ecomaine: RECYCLOPEDIAecomaine provides comprehensive long-term solid waste solutions in a safe, environmentally responsible, economically sound manner, and is a leader in raising public awareness of sustainable waste management strategies. Search the Recyclopedia to find out how to recycle or dispose of an item.
MEMAP (Maine Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program Index)This link opens in a new windowThis index lists long-term projects and programs that are systematically monitoring or assessing environmental factors in Maine, from breeding amphibians to ozone, weather and water quality. It includes information about each project such as the resource being monitored, the watershed in which monitoring occurs, the geographic scope of the project, the year it was started, monitoring objectives, basic sampling plan, whether or not volunteers participate, and who to contact for data, findings, or more information.
Natural Resources Council of Maine: Plastic PollutionThe Natural Resources Council of Maine is a nonprofit membership organization protecting, restoring, and conserving Maine’s environment, now and for future generations.
Shaw Institute: Plastics & MicroplasticsThe Shaw Institute is a nonprofit scientific research organization based in Maine and New York City. Founded in 1990 by Dr. Susan Shaw (as the Marine & Environmental Research Institute), its primary mission is to discover and expose the effects of toxic chemical exposure and climate change on human and ecological health, and to engage in strategic partnerships to improve life on the planet.
UPSTREAMUPSTREAM, based in Damariscotta, Maine, envisions a world without plastic pollution and empowers businesses, communities, and people to imagine and co-create a brighter future.
Waste 360: MSW MaineA 2011 residential waste characterization study for the state of Maine by two UMaine professors.
