Researchers at the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) have received a grant of $29,996 to facilitate development of a circular food system that promotes value-added processing of rural agricultural surplus and by-products to address food waste and food insecurity challenges. The project is funded by the University of Maine […]
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The Associated Press, Plastics Today, Recycling Today, the Sun Journal and News Center Maine cited a University of Maine research initiative to develop bio-based packaging from sustainably harvested Maine wood in reporting on Poland Spring’s new “One-for-One Promise” campaign.
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The Portland Press Herald spoke with Susanne Lee, a faculty fellow at the University of Maine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, about a partnership with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection seeking to develop a statewide campaign that will reduce the amount of food waste being sent to landfills. Centralmaine.com shared the […]
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Maine Public interviewed University of Maine faculty Darren Ranco, director of Native American Programs, and Jacquelyn Gill, an associate professor of paleoecology, about a new study that reveals the historical role of Indigenous peoples in natural resource management and environmental stewardship. Findings suggest that Indigenous people should be centered in resource management and conservation to […]
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The Associated Press reported on a statewide campaign to keep food out of landfills led by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center at the University of Maine. The Bangor Daily News, The Portland Press Herald, Centralmaine.com, WGME (Channel 13 in Portland), The Edwardsville Intelligencer, the Caledonian Record, U.S. News and World Report and The Washington […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot and The Irregular shared a news release about the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine launching Food Rescue MAINE, a statewide education and action campaign intended to increase food rescue and recycling and reduce the amount of food waste disposed of in Maine landfills. The project slogan […]
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In an op-ed relating the increase in donations of trash to charity resale outlets, the Portland Press Herald cited a University of Maine study about the culture of reuse in rural Maine. Centralmaine.com shared the Press Herald op-ed.
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The National Post spoke with Joshua Stoll, a University of Maine assistant professor of marine policy, about local seafood networks and community-based approaches to seafood distribution. According to Stoll, alternative seafood networks have thrived during the pandemic.
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The Forecaster and Waste Advantage Magazine reported that the city of Portland will be collaborating with the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions to track and measure food waste deposited at five new food waste collection sites around the city. The initiative is part of a larger statewide campaign to […]
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The Daily Mail spoke with Darren Ranco, a University of Maine associate professor of anthropology and director of Native American Programs, about a new study which shows that Indigenous people have successfully managed biodiversity for thousands of years. “These findings have particular salience for contemporary Indigenous rights and self-determination,” Ranco said. Lab Manager also reported […]
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