Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

Navigating the Second, Third, and Fourth Lives of Organic "Wastes:" Circular Food Systems and Curbside Compost Scrapdogs Community Compost According to a 2011 study by the University of Maine, approximately 40% of Maine's municipal solid waste (MSW) is compostable. What's the best way to divert food waste currently disposed as MSW? How can curbside compost […]

Stephenie MacLagan, Senior Community Development Officer, Sustainable Community Infrastructure, Island Institute Suzanne MacDonald, Chief Community Development Officer, Island Institute Working alongside Maine's island and coastal leaders, the Island Institute catalyzes community sustainability and shares what works among these diverse communities and beyond. Maine island residents pay some of the highest energy costs in the nation. Our Affordable […]

Speaker: Christian Wells, Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Brownfields Research and Redevelopment at the University of South Florida A student describes the relationship between anthropologists and engineers as like that between waffles and spaghetti. Engineers, she says, think like waffles, which are made up of structured little compartments into which everything […]