Talking Trash
The Maine Science Festival included a Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions session on the components and complexities of Maine鈥檚 solid waste stream
On Friday, March 18 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, the three-day 2016 Maine Science Festival got underway as hordes of students from around the state took part in numerous, diverse exhibits running the gamut of science鈥攊ncluding the science of solid waste or 鈥渕aterials management.鈥
The 鈥淭alking Trash鈥 session, which was under the umbrella of 鈥淐ool Science,鈥 was a gloved-hands-on demonstration of the components that make up a typical waste stream in Maine, and how smart choices can help reduce, reuse, and recycle that waste.