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ecomaine Annual Board of Directors Meeting June 16, 2016
with Special Guest Speaker Anna Eleanor Roosevelt President and CEO, Goodwill Industries of Northern New England Anna Eleanor Roosevelt DATE: Thursday, June 16, 2016 TIME: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m....
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ecomaine community teachers get half off Green Schools workshop Dec. 16
In the first collaboration of its kind, ecomaine is partnering with Project Learning Tree (PLT) for a full-day teacher’s workshop on Friday, Dec. 16 at ecomaine’s offices in Portland. The workshop will...
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How to stay on the recycling “Nice” list this holiday season
Happy Holidays from ecomaine! ‘Tis the season for “decking the halls” and potluck parties galore. Here at ecomaine, we receive about a third of Maine’s recyclables, or roughly 41,000 tons annually,...
View Articleecomaine announces twelve 2017 School Recycling Grant recipients
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Wolff, Communications Manager wolff@ecomaine.org 207-523-3018 PORTLAND, Maine – January 13, 2017 – ecomaine, based here, is pleased to announce the recipients of...
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OceanView at Falmouth, Wayside Food Programs, Stuart Axelrod Take Top Honors...
CONTACT: Lisa Wolff, Communications Manager (207) 523-3108 or wolff@ecomaine.org For Immediate Release: Awards honor Individuals, Nonprofit Organizations and Businesses that demonstrated...
View ArticleCall for Recycling-Themed Art! (Deadline May 22)
ecomaine is pleased to once again offer its “Recycling is a Work of Art” painting contest to residents who work or live in any of our 65 members communities! All contestants will submit designs by no...
View ArticleBattery likely cause of ecomaine Recycling Center fire
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Wolff, Communications Manager Desk: 207-523-3108 Cell: 207-653-3881 wolff@ecomaine.org ecomaine provides tips for how to properly dispose of batteries for the...
View Articleecomaine offers six tricks for celebrating sustainably
Check out our six tips for celebrating sustainably this holiday season. Prefer to read about it? Click here for a pdf version. Happy Holidays from ecomaine!
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Paint your own ecomaine recycling container – win $500!
ecomaine will award up to six area artists or groups with paint supplies and $500 stipend to paint drop-off recycling stations Contact: Venhuizen, Environmental Educator (207) 523-3141 or...
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ecomaine announces 2018 eco-Excellence Award Winners
CONTACT: Lisa Wolff, Communications Manager (207) 523-3108 or wolff@ecomaine.org For Immediate Release: Allagash Brewing, Ruth’s Reusable Resources and Massabesic’s David Pope receive top...
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ecomaine Welcomes International Waste Management Leader to 2018 Annual...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2018 MEDIA CONTACT Matt Grondin 207-523-3108 ecomaine Welcomes International Waste Management Leader to 2018 Annual Meeting in Portland CEO of Solid Waste Association...
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Recycling Right: Plastic Bags & Films
So what’s the deal with plastic bags? Or bubble wrap, or those “air pillows” we sometimes get in a delivery box? Those have the recycling symbol on them, so they must be recyclable, right? Hold up....
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Meet Our Education & Outreach Staff
Yesterday, you finished off the milk at breakfast, printed a few too many copies of your document at work, and emptied the ice cream carton for dessert. You put all these containers and paper, along...
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See You In September!
September is a special kind of fun around ecomaine. With all the back-to-school rush comes a great opportunity for us to do some of our own education. Check it out… Early in the month, there’s...
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Blog Post: Powered by Trash!
When was the last time you felt good about putting something in the trash can? Maybe you even felt guilty for having to throw something away? Did you put it in the recycling bin, hoping it would be...
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ecomaine celebrates America Recycles Week
Here at ecomaine, we’re celebrating America Recycles Week …WITH DATA! Maybe you knew this is America Recycles Week. Maybe you know that Thursday, November 15 is America Recycles DAY. (If so…you’ve...
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Blog Post: eco-Tips for the Holidays
From packing peanuts and cardboard boxes to food containers and scrap gift wrap, shopping around the holidays can create a lot of waste! According to the National Environmental Education Foundation,...
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Blog Post: Get Involved!
ecomaine is fortunate to have a community of passionate supporters who encourage those in their hometowns to frame their waste-reduction and diversion awareness around the Waste Hierarchy. The “Three...
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What is the “Waste Hierarchy” and what does it mean for Mainers?
Everyone has heard the mantra called out by environmentalists everywhere – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! Since the first grade, many of us have recited the three R’s when it comes to dealing with our trash,...
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Join ecomaine and the City of Rockland to kick off single-sort recycling!
On Saturday, June 8, ecomaine and the City of Rockland will celebrate the kick-off of Rockland’s new single-sort recycling program at the Rockland Transfer Station (400 Limerock Street). The first 300...
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