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News from 2019

The ecomaine Team
Published: January 1, 2019 | Last Updated: June 12, 2020

December

December e-newsletter (December 9, 2019)

November

Use This, Not That! (Holiday Edition) (November 19, 2019)

Nominate your eco-hero for an ecomaine eco-Excellence Award NOW through January 31, 2020! (November 15)

ecomaine grants $25,000 to Maine schools for landfill diversion programs (November 14, 2019)

November e-newsletter (November 7, 2019)

October

ecomaine CEO unveils first-in-the-nation fire suppression system (October 23, 2019)

October e-newsletter (October 11, 2019)

ecomaine to speak at Great Falls Forum on ‘The Ecology and Economy of Recycling’ (October 10, 2019)

ecomaine welcomes more than 1,500 guests to annual Open House (October 9, 2019)

September

September e-Newsletter (September 6, 2019)

The Interns Teaching Mainers To Be Better Recyclers (Maine Public Radio, September 5, 2019)

August

ecomaine Education on WMPG’s Shaken & Stirred (August 23, 2019)

ecomaine urges patience, long-term vision for municipal recycling:

  • Waste Today Magazine (August 9, 2019)
  • Mainebiz (August 8, 2019)
  • WGME Channel 13 (August 8, 2019)
  • Waste Advantage Magazine (August 8, 2019)

Oyster shell recycling aimed at reducing Casco Bay acidification (Portland Press Herald, August 5, 2019)

August e-Newsletter

July

Interns hired to grade Maine residents’ recycling (WGME, July 9, 2019)

July e-Newsletter

June

June e-newsletter (June 8, 2019)

ecomaine Past President Troy Moon and Business Development Manager Lissa Bittermann speak on panel about climate change at Community Action Event (From Paris to Pittsburgh: New England) (June 6, 2019)

May

ecomaine receives President’s Award from Greater Portland Council of Governments for excellence in regionalizing waste management (May 30, 2019)

Municipalities, ecomaine pilot program to increase awareness about the importance of proper recycling (May 29, 2019)

ecomaine on Maine Public Radio’s Maine Calling: The Problem with Plastics (May 28, 2019)

May e-newsletter (May 11, 2019)

CEO Kevin Roche joins the Town of Scarborough Council for a Recycling Workshop (May 2, 2019)

Join ecomaine and the City of Rockland to kick off single-sort recycling! (May 1, 2019)

April

April e-Newsletter (April 1, 2019)

March

ecomaine recognizes efforts in sustainability with 2019 eco-Excellence Awards (March 26, 2019)

ecomaine’s Kevin Roche testifies to the Join Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Technology on LD 334, An Act To Change the Definition of “Renewable Capacity Resource”
(Click below to stream audio)

2019 Recycling is a Work of Art contest winners announced (March 13, 2019)

What is the Waste Hierarchy, and what does it mean for Mainers? (Blog Post, March 13, 2019)

February

ecomaine’s Kevin Roche addresses “SWANApalooza” (February 27, 2019)

2019’s eco-Excellence Award winners announced! (February 18, 2019)

January

Paint an ecomaine recycling container and win $500! (January 22, 2019)

Blog Post: Get Involved! (January 17, 2019)

Webinar: ecomaine’s Recyclopedia (January 15, 2019)

ecomaine’s CEO joins WMPG’s ecotones (January 10, 2019)

ecomaine gives New Year’s tips to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle on Maine Public Radio’s Maine Calling (January 4, 2019)

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