{"id":78,"date":"2026-01-06T14:37:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.umaine.edu\/reuseme\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:37:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:37:42","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/reuseme\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News &amp; Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reuse ME in the news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/03\/30\/reuse-in-south-portland-our-sustainable-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Portland Press Herald: Reuse in South Portland<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wabi.tv\/2026\/03\/11\/university-maine-launches-new-environmental-friendly-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WABI: University of Maine launches new environmental friendly campaign<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbangor.com\/news\/local\/new-pilot-program-to-reduce-single-use-plastic-waste-launched-in-bar-harbor\/article_4efe7bf0-c1ad-4cae-9698-344de998a8a3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FOX Bangor: New pilot program to reduce single-use plastic waste launched in Bar Harbor<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdislander.com\/news\/business\/bar-harbor-part-of-reuseme-reusable-takeout-container-pilot-program\/article_eb7b8f4f-3fc2-48fd-9f9e-89b931315b36.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mount Desert Islander: Bar Harbor part of ReuseME reusable takeout container pilot program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/barharborstory.substack.com\/p\/bar-harbor-local-cafes-launch-reusable?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=815716&amp;post_id=190544407&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=eeh1x&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bar Harbor Story: Bar Harbor Local Caf\u00e9s Launch Reusable Takeout Container Pilot to Cut Waste<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/01\/28\/how-packaging-reuse-could-save-bath-businesses-money-opinion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Op-ed: Reusable packaging can save Maine businesses money<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellsworthamerican.com\/opinion\/commentary\/reusable-food-packaging-could-reduce-summer-waste\/article_132bb4b8-ab9f-4187-8120-d6a027a344c5.html\">Op-ed: Reusable food packaging could reduce summer waste<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdislander.com\/opinion\/commentary\/reusable-food-packaging-could-reduce-the-amount-ofwaste-from-summer-tourism-in-bar-harbor\/article_7776273d-b43c-48c0-93f6-dfe87066b3c7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Op-ed: Reusable food packaging could reduce the amount of waste from summer tourism in Bar Harbor<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/01\/04\/reusable-packaging-is-the-solution-to-growing-plastic-waste-problems-letter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Letter: Reusable packaging is the solution to growing plastic waste problems<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2025\/12\/16\/bath-joins-program-to-cut-down-food-packaging-waste\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Portland Press Herald: Bath joins program to cut down food packaging waste<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:US:4cbd208f-77a9-4f17-9aa2-9dbc0771a8ed\">Final Report: Baseline Survey of Disposable Food Packaging Use<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reuse ME in the news Portland Press Herald: Reuse in South Portland WABI: University of Maine launches new environmental friendly campaign FOX Bangor: New pilot program to reduce single-use plastic waste launched in Bar Harbor Mount Desert Islander: Bar Harbor part of ReuseME reusable takeout container pilot program Bar Harbor Story: Bar Harbor Local Caf\u00e9s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"News \u2013 Reuse ME","_seopress_titles_desc":"Reuse ME in the 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