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Maine Legislature Fumbles Opportunity to Address Food Waste

The bill would have required large food waste generators to donate excess edible food and recycle all other food scraps, rather than the landfilling it – addressing both food waste and food insecurity in the state.

13 May 2024

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Maine Enacts New Law Restricting So-Called "Advanced Recycling" Facilities

The legislation is a response to a national lobbying effort by the plastic industry to greenwash expensive and polluting processes that convert plastic into toxic fuel and chemicals.

5 March 2024

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Just Zero Urges Maine to Uphold Waste and Sewage Sludge Reforms

Just Zero calls on Maine to reject efforts to undermine reforms aimed at protecting the state’s environment and its residents from improper waste management and toxic chemicals in sewage sludge.

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