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April 29, 2021 Outreach Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s Maine Food Recovery Hierarchy The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine has launched 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 is, “Maine Food–Too Good To Waste.”  With $27,318 in support from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (D...

DEP, Mitchell Center launches ‘Maine Food-Too Good To Waste’ campaign  Thu, 04/29/2021 - 12:45pm Maine Food Recovery Hierarchy. (Image courtesy Maine Department of Environmental Protection) The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine has launched 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 is, “Maine Food–Too Good To Waste.”   With $27,318 in support from the Maine Departm...

Richie Riley confirms South Alabama’s 2-for-1 series with Nate Oats, Alabama still a go Updated Apr 07, 2021; Posted Apr 07, 2021 South Alabama head coach Richie Riley instructs players against Appalachian State in the first half of a NCAA basketball game Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell/AL.com) Facebook Share For the next three seasons, he’ll get his wish. The Jags head coach confirmed the 2-for-1 deal with Nate Oats and Alabama - in place prior to the pandemic - is still on, even if it is a year late. “We’re going to play Alabama in Tusc...

Lily McVetty ’21 Widens the View on Climate Change Adaptation Lily McVetty is investigating how her hometown in Maine can brace for changing climates in a way that is as equitable as possible for its community members and maritime industries. Rockland harbor, taken with 35 mm film. Photo by Lily McVetty ’21. McVetty is from Rockland, a coastal town nestled between small hills and the sea. It has historically been a blue-collar fishing community, but has been slowly shifting its economic base to recreation and tourism. She and her mother moved there from California when she wa...

Wed, 04/07/2021 - 1:00pm Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s Maine Food Recovery Hierarchy  The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host the first annual Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit, Friday, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., to build awareness of the growing food waste problem and to share solutions that promote economic development, address hunger and improve natural resource management in Maine.   The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that nearly 40% of all food produced in the U.S. is never eaten...