{"id":113,"date":"2024-11-19T14:44:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T19:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/?page_id=113"},"modified":"2024-12-11T14:01:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T19:01:11","slug":"news-and-media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/news-and-media\/","title":{"rendered":"News &amp; Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kt-post-loop113_069f7a-3a .kadence-post-image{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kt-post-loop113_069f7a-3a .kt-post-grid-wrap{gap:29px 23px;}.kt-post-loop113_069f7a-3a .kt-blocks-post-grid-item{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-top:1px solid currentColor;border-right:1px solid currentColor;border-bottom:1px solid currentColor;border-left:1px solid currentColor;overflow:hidden;}.kt-post-loop113_069f7a-3a .kt-blocks-post-grid-item .kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner{padding-top:15px;padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:25px;}.kt-post-loop113_069f7a-3a .kt-blocks-post-grid-item .kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner{text-align:left;}.kt-post-loop113_069f7a-3a .kt-blocks-post-grid-item header{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-post-loop113_069f7a-3a .kt-blocks-post-grid-item .entry-title{padding-top:10px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-size:24px;line-height:30px;}.kt-post-loop113_069f7a-3a .kt-blocks-post-grid-item .kt-blocks-post-top-meta{color:#777777;}.kt-post-loop113_069f7a-3a .kt-blocks-post-grid-item .kt-blocks-post-top-meta a{color:#777777;}.kt-post-loop113_069f7a-3a .kt-blocks-post-grid-item .kt-blocks-post-top-meta a:hover{color:#444444;}.kt-post-loop113_069f7a-3a .entry-content{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-post-loop113_069f7a-3a .kt-blocks-post-footer{color:#777777;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:20px;}.kt-post-loop113_069f7a-3a .entry-content:after{height:0px;}.kt-post-loop113_069f7a-3a .kt-blocks-post-footer a{color:#777777;}.kt-post-loop113_069f7a-3a .kt-blocks-post-footer a:hover{color:#444444;}.kt-post-loop113_069f7a-3a .kb-filter-item{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:5px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:10px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-post-loop113_069f7a-3a .kt-blocks-post-grid-item{border-top:1px solid currentColor;border-right:1px solid currentColor;border-bottom:1px solid currentColor;border-left:1px solid currentColor;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-post-loop113_069f7a-3a .kt-blocks-post-grid-item{border-top:1px solid currentColor;border-right:1px solid currentColor;border-bottom:1px solid currentColor;border-left:1px solid currentColor;}}<\/style><div class=\"wp-block-kadence-postgrid kt-blocks-post-loop-block alignnone kt-post-loop113_069f7a-3a kt-post-grid-layout-grid \"><div class=\"kt-post-grid-layout-grid-wrap kt-post-grid-wrap\" data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"data-item-selector=\".kt-post-masonry-item\" aria-label=\"Post Carousel\"><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-674 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-top kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-66-67\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.67%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/2026\/05\/01\/lovemainewaters-2026-maine-tourism-award-stewardship-award\/\" aria-label=\"LoveMaineWaters &#8211; 2026 Maine Tourism Stewardship Award\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/05\/20260428_180335-copy-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Stacey Keefer (Maine Marine Trades Association) and Keri Kaczor (Maine Sea Grant) with the Maine Tourism 2026 stewardship award\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/05\/20260428_180335-copy-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/05\/20260428_180335-copy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/05\/20260428_180335-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/05\/20260428_180335-copy-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/05\/20260428_180335-copy-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/05\/20260428_180335-copy-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/05\/20260428_180335-copy-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/05\/20260428_180335-copy-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/05\/20260428_180335-copy-634x476.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/05\/20260428_180335-copy-846x635.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/05\/20260428_180335-copy-951x713.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/05\/20260428_180335-copy-1268x951.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/05\/20260428_180335-copy-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/2026\/05\/01\/lovemainewaters-2026-maine-tourism-award-stewardship-award\/\">LoveMaineWaters &#8211; 2026 Maine Tourism Stewardship Award<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-author\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-author-pretext\">By <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/author\/hjames\/\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-author-link fn\">hjames<\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-meta-divider kt-blocks-meta-no-divider\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-author\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-category-pretext\">Posted in <\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">We are proud to share that the #LoveMaineWaters\u00a0coalition (Maine Sea Grant,\u00a0Maine Island Trail Association,\u00a0Maine Marine Trades Association, and MCFA) has been awarded the Maine Tourism Board annual Stewardship Award. Watch the video below to learn more about the coalition project and the award.<\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-665 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-top kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-66-67\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.67%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/2026\/04\/21\/umaine-students-showcase-innovative-projects-at-annual-symposium\/\" aria-label=\"91¸£Àû students showcase innovative projects at annual symposium\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-21-at-8.31.58-AM-1024x761.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Olivia Lee presenting her poster at the 2026 University of Maine student symposium.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-21-at-8.31.58-AM-1024x761.png 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-21-at-8.31.58-AM-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-21-at-8.31.58-AM-768x571.png 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-21-at-8.31.58-AM-105x78.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-21-at-8.31.58-AM-317x236.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-21-at-8.31.58-AM-423x315.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-21-at-8.31.58-AM-634x471.png 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-21-at-8.31.58-AM-846x629.png 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-21-at-8.31.58-AM-951x707.png 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-21-at-8.31.58-AM-1268x943.png 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-21-at-8.31.58-AM.png 1388w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/2026\/04\/21\/umaine-students-showcase-innovative-projects-at-annual-symposium\/\">91¸£Àû students showcase innovative projects at annual symposium<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-author\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-author-pretext\">By <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/author\/hjames\/\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-author-link fn\">hjames<\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-meta-divider kt-blocks-meta-no-divider\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-author\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-category-pretext\">Posted in <\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">Learn more about how our Graduate student Olivia Lee is trying to find a use for lobster shells and helping the environment at the same time by making a foam lobster shell composite as an alternative to EPS, commonly known as Styrofoam, specifically for thermal insulation and packaging applications.<\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-642 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-top kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-66-67\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.67%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/2026\/03\/26\/bar-harbor-part-of-reuseme-reusable-takeout-container-pilot-program\/\" aria-label=\"Bar Harbor part of ReuseME reusable takeout container pilot program\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/03\/IMG_0874-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Image of reusable steel containers designed as part of the ReuseME pilot program.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/03\/IMG_0874-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/03\/IMG_0874-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/03\/IMG_0874-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/03\/IMG_0874-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/03\/IMG_0874-105x140.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/03\/IMG_0874-317x423.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/03\/IMG_0874-423x564.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/03\/IMG_0874-634x845.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/03\/IMG_0874-846x1128.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/03\/IMG_0874-951x1268.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/03\/IMG_0874-1268x1691.jpeg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/03\/IMG_0874-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,768px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/2026\/03\/26\/bar-harbor-part-of-reuseme-reusable-takeout-container-pilot-program\/\">Bar Harbor part of ReuseME reusable takeout container pilot program<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-author\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-author-pretext\">By <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/author\/hjames\/\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-author-link fn\">hjames<\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-meta-divider kt-blocks-meta-no-divider\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-author\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-category-pretext\">Posted in <\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">Learn more about the the ReuseME pilot launched in Bar Harbor as part of a larger, interdisciplinary marine debris reduction project funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Maine Sea Grant, and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.\u00a0<\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-600 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-top kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-66-67\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.67%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/2026\/02\/06\/reusable-packaging-can-save-maine-businesses-money-opinion\/\" aria-label=\"Reusable packaging can save Maine businesses money | Opinion\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"892\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10.13.07-AM-1024x892.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo of Catherine Segada\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10.13.07-AM-1024x892.png 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10.13.07-AM-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10.13.07-AM-768x669.png 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10.13.07-AM-105x91.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10.13.07-AM-317x276.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10.13.07-AM-423x368.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10.13.07-AM-634x552.png 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10.13.07-AM-846x737.png 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10.13.07-AM-951x828.png 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10.13.07-AM-1268x1104.png 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10.13.07-AM.png 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/2026\/02\/06\/reusable-packaging-can-save-maine-businesses-money-opinion\/\">Reusable packaging can save Maine businesses money | Opinion<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-author\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-author-pretext\">By <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/author\/hjames\/\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-author-link fn\">hjames<\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-meta-divider kt-blocks-meta-no-divider\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-author\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-category-pretext\">Posted in <\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">Read more about the findings of the survey conducted by University of Maine researchers this summer to understand the cost burden of disposable food packaging on Bath food service providers. Catherine Segada, a graduate research assistant and Bath community liaison with the NOAA\/Sea Grant Marine Debris Challenge Project and a master\u2019s student in anthropology and [&hellip;]<\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-566 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-top kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-66-67\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.67%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/2026\/01\/13\/bath-joins-program-to-cut-down-food-packaging-waste\/\" aria-label=\"Bath joins program to cut down food packaging waste\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2024\/10\/PPH-photo-ODD_New_Jersey_Beach_Trash_21666-1716484411.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"a discarded bottle in the beach sand.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2024\/10\/PPH-photo-ODD_New_Jersey_Beach_Trash_21666-1716484411.png 1000w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2024\/10\/PPH-photo-ODD_New_Jersey_Beach_Trash_21666-1716484411-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2024\/10\/PPH-photo-ODD_New_Jersey_Beach_Trash_21666-1716484411-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2024\/10\/PPH-photo-ODD_New_Jersey_Beach_Trash_21666-1716484411-105x70.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2024\/10\/PPH-photo-ODD_New_Jersey_Beach_Trash_21666-1716484411-317x211.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2024\/10\/PPH-photo-ODD_New_Jersey_Beach_Trash_21666-1716484411-423x282.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2024\/10\/PPH-photo-ODD_New_Jersey_Beach_Trash_21666-1716484411-634x423.png 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2024\/10\/PPH-photo-ODD_New_Jersey_Beach_Trash_21666-1716484411-846x564.png 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2024\/10\/PPH-photo-ODD_New_Jersey_Beach_Trash_21666-1716484411-951x634.png 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1000px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/2026\/01\/13\/bath-joins-program-to-cut-down-food-packaging-waste\/\">Bath joins program to cut down food packaging waste<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-author\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-author-pretext\">By <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/author\/awhitman\/\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-author-link fn\">awhitman<\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-meta-divider kt-blocks-meta-no-divider\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-author\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-category-pretext\">Posted in <\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">Bath is joining a new pilot program next year aimed at reducing single-use food packaging waste by helping local restaurants explore reusable containers through the University of Maine\u2019s ReuseME initiative, a project supported in part by a Maine Sea Grant-administered Marine Debris Reduction Challenge Grant to develop alternatives to disposable plastics and address marine debris [&hellip;]<\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-560 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-top kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-66-67\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.67%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/2026\/01\/13\/reusable-packaging-is-the-solution-to-growing-plastic-waste-problems\/\" 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https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/01\/IMG_1296-317x387.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/01\/IMG_1296-423x517.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/01\/IMG_1296-634x774.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/01\/IMG_1296-846x1033.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/01\/IMG_1296-951x1161.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/01\/IMG_1296-1268x1548.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/719\/2026\/01\/IMG_1296.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,839px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/2026\/01\/13\/reusable-packaging-is-the-solution-to-growing-plastic-waste-problems\/\">Reusable packaging is the solution to growing plastic waste problems<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-author\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-author-pretext\">By <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/author\/awhitman\/\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-author-link fn\">awhitman<\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-meta-divider kt-blocks-meta-no-divider\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-author\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-category-pretext\">Posted in <\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine-debris\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">The Press Herald explains that coastal communities like South Portland can tackle growing plastic waste and marine debris by shifting from disposable to reusable 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