{"id":6266,"date":"2015-02-11T11:21:11","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T16:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?page_id=6266"},"modified":"2026-08-14T14:28:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:28:24","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/materials-management\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umainesystem.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/UM-OnlineDocs\/IQDVICt3Wvj5QKkctT4oHQZIAcqJWxmydB_NFAAqhtbgbjM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reopening Reuse: COVID-19 Safety for Community Reuse in Maine<\/a> (September 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-14491 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2017\/12\/Reuse_3-300x300.png\" alt=\"Graphic of modified recycling symbol\" width=\"205\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2017\/12\/Reuse_3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2017\/12\/Reuse_3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2017\/12\/Reuse_3-105x105.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2017\/12\/Reuse_3-317x317.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2017\/12\/Reuse_3.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,205px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">A collection of guidance, best practices, and current policies adopted by federal and state government, as well as other Maine thrift stores to assist community-based thrift stores in deciding whether and how to reopen safely during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Articles:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/raising-awareness-inspiring-action-and-developing-tools-to-help-reduce-food-waste-in-maine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raising awareness, inspiring action and developing tools to help reduce food waste in Maine<\/a> (Mitchell Center feature, Nov. 2021)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrcm.org\/news\/new-policy-allows-maine-businesses-implement-reusable-food-containers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New policy allows Maine businesses to implement reusable food containers<\/a> (Oct. 2021)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/maine-food-too-good-to-waste-students-lead-the-way-to-food-waste-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Maine food\u2014Too good to waste&#8217;: Students lead the way to food waste solutions <\/a>(Mitchell Center feature, May 2021)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainepublic.org\/environment-and-outdoors\/2021-09-20\/why-food-waste-may-be-one-of-the-most-pressing-climate-issues-facing-maine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why food waste may be one of the most pressing climate issues facing Maine<\/a>\u00a0(Maine Public, Sept. 2021)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/blog\/2021\/04\/29\/dep-partners-with-mitchell-center-to-launch-maine-food-too-good-to-waste-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DEP partners with the Mitchell Center to launch &#8216;Maine Food\u2014Too Good to Waste&#8217; campaign<\/a> (UMaine News, April 2021)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/helping-maine-businesses-find-food-waste-solutions\/\">Helping Maine Businesses Find Food Waste Solutions<\/a> (Mitchell Center feature, April 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maine.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/nde\/fulldisplay?collectionId=81521275480008681&amp;vid=01MAINE_INST:DigCol&amp;lang=en&amp;query=Moving%20up%20the%20Waste%20Hierarchy%20in%20Maine&amp;docid=alma991048540770008681&amp;adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&amp;context=L&amp;isFrbr=false&amp;isHighlightedRecord=false&amp;state=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moving up the Waste Hierarchy in Maine: Learning from \u201cBest Practice\u201d State-Level Policy for Waste Reduction and Recovery<\/a> (Maine Policy Review, 2016)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ageconsearch.umn.edu\/record\/148401\/?ln=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sustainability Science: A Call to Collaborative Action<\/a> (AgEcon Search, 2013)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maine.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/nde\/fulldisplay?collectionId=81521275480008681&amp;vid=01MAINE_INST:DigCol&amp;lang=en&amp;query=Maine%27s%20Wicked%20Problems&amp;docid=alma991048541408908681&amp;adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&amp;context=L&amp;isFrbr=false&amp;isHighlightedRecord=false&amp;state=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wicked Tools &#8211; The Value of Scientific Models for Solving Maine&#8217;s Wicked Problems<\/a> (Maine Policy Review, 2012)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Links:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dep\/waste\/index.html\">Maine Department of Environmental Protection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/wastes\/\">U.S. Environmental Protection Agency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waste360.com\/industry-insights\/msw-maine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Waste Characterization Study<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dep\/waste\/laws\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Waste Statutes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mrra.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Resource Recovery Association<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For additional information contact <a href=\"mailto:travis.blackmer@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Travis Blackmer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reopening Reuse: COVID-19 Safety for Community Reuse in Maine (September 2020) A collection of guidance, best practices, and current policies adopted by federal and state government, as well as other Maine thrift stores to assist community-based thrift stores in deciding whether and how to reopen safely during the coronavirus pandemic. \u00a0Articles: Raising awareness, inspiring action [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":957,"featured_media":0,"parent":6257,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-6266","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"mitchellcenter","author_link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/author\/mitchellcenter\/"},"comment_info":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/957"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6266"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37106,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6266\/revisions\/37106"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}