{"id":157,"date":"2026-01-06T17:05:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.umaine.edu\/reuseme\/?page_id=157"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:35:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:35:58","slug":"pilot-communities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/reuseme\/pilot-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilot Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To address the challenges presented by disposable food packaging, researchers at the University of Maine worked with three communities to launch ReuseME, a pilot project designed to explore the potential for reusable food packaging systems in Maine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ReuseME is partnered with three coastal Maine communities&nbsp;that&nbsp;have identified waste reduction as a goal in their&nbsp;municipal climate action plans:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/reuseme\/bar-harbor\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"61\"><strong>Bar Harbor<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/reuseme\/bath\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"66\"><strong>Bath<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/reuseme\/south-portland\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"70\"><strong>South Portland<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;For more information on participating restaurants and local partners, navigate to each community page by clicking the name or explore our pilot community map below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full is-style-default\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/reuseme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/789\/2026\/02\/pilot-map-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/reuseme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/789\/2026\/02\/pilot-map-1.png 2000w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/reuseme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/789\/2026\/02\/pilot-map-1-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/reuseme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/789\/2026\/02\/pilot-map-1-1024x403.png 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/reuseme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/789\/2026\/02\/pilot-map-1-768x303.png 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/reuseme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/789\/2026\/02\/pilot-map-1-1536x605.png 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/reuseme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/789\/2026\/02\/pilot-map-1-105x41.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/reuseme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/789\/2026\/02\/pilot-map-1-317x125.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/reuseme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/789\/2026\/02\/pilot-map-1-423x167.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/reuseme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/789\/2026\/02\/pilot-map-1-634x250.png 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/reuseme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/789\/2026\/02\/pilot-map-1-846x333.png 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/reuseme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/789\/2026\/02\/pilot-map-1-951x375.png 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/reuseme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/789\/2026\/02\/pilot-map-1-1268x500.png 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To address the challenges presented by disposable food packaging, researchers at the University of Maine worked with three communities to launch ReuseME, a pilot project designed to explore the potential for reusable food packaging systems in Maine. 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