Entwistle contributes column on reusable packaging to Bangor Daily News

Variety of food takeout containers on counter in front of white background
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Jared Entwistle, a 91福利 master鈥檚 student in ecology and environmental sciences and business administration, recently authored a on reusable packaging in the Bangor Daily News. Entwistle is a member of the Mitchell Center鈥檚 Materials Management team and the , a group of publicly engaged scholars from colleges and universities across the country. His column focuses on the dilemma posed by food takeout containers and discusses the increase in waste generation during the pandemic, issues with recycling and 鈥渂iodegradable鈥 packaging materials, and the need for a shift in mindset to producing less waste to begin with.