Talking Trash
The Maine Science Festival included a Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions session on the components and complexities of Maine’s solid waste stream
On Friday, March 18 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, the three-day 2016 Maine Science Festival got underway as hordes of students from around the state took part in numerous, diverse exhibits running the gamut of science—including the science of solid waste or “materials management.”
The “Talking Trash” session, which was under the umbrella of “Cool Science,” was a gloved-hands-on demonstration of the components that make up a typical waste stream in Maine, and how smart choices can help reduce, reuse, and recycle that waste.