A single-sort recycling container will be available at the Auburn Public Works facility on Gracelawn Road, the city said, for residents to drop off their recyclable materials.
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Maine may legalize the composting of human remains
Supporters say the natural end-of-life option has environmental and spiritual advantages, but some religious groups in other states have fought against the concept.
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Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Rustic Roots Farm receives award for partnership with UMF
Erica Emery and Dave Allen, owners of Rustic Roots Farm received the Corporate Partner of the Year Award which recognizes an outstanding corporate partner and its staff for their exemplary partnership with a Maine Campus Compact member institution.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Whole Foods to stop selling Maine lobster following fishery’s loss of 2 sustainability labels
The upscale supermarket chain says that it won’t offer Gulf of Maine lobster until it again has an eco-friendly certification or is removed from the Seafood Watch ‘red list.’
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine, News
Maine lobsters to lose another sustainability label over threat to whales
The Maine lobster catch has carried the Marine Stewardship Council’s blue-and-white ‘eco-label’ for years, but a legal case will result in the certification being suspended.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England, News, Uncategorized
For lobster industry, the threat is clear. The adversary is murkier.
Criticism of the lobstering industry has become contentious, and it can be hard to figure out who’s who.
Posted inBusiness, News
Seafood group ‘red lists’ lobster over risk to right whales
The designation by Seafood Watch urging consumers to avoid Maine’s prized marine species provokes strong pushback from industry advocates and Gov. Janet Mills.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Maine Local Living School teaches how to be in relationship with land
While visitors can learn about sustainability and self-sufficiency, founder Chris Knapp wishes most that people leave the Maine Local Living School in Temple with gratitude for connections, relationships and living beings of all kinds.
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Electric boats poised to make waves on Maine coast
Battery-powered outboards are seen as a first step in ‘electrifying’ the working waterfront. Are pleasure boats next?
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McCain Foods aims to power half of Aroostook plant with solar gardens
The Canadian potato-processing company’s plans for the Easton plant are part of a broader sustainability effort that includes training farmers in practices that will enrich their soil.