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Native Plant Trust offers Seasonal Programs

By David Nosnik, Sustainability Committee, Ogunquit, ME Picture credit – Laura Barry at Unsplash As reported by The Weekly Sentinel in its October 22, 2021 issue, The Native Plant Trust is offering over 100 programs for the upcoming season. As explained by the Trust on its website, the Native Plant Trust is “the nation’s first […]

Pay as You Throw Programs

By the US Environmental Protection Agency / Picture credit: Hamsa Javaid/Unsplash In communities with pay-as-you-throw programs (also known as unit pricing or variable-rate pricing), residents are charged for the collection of municipal solid waste—ordinary household trash—based on the amount they throw away. This creates a direct economic incentive to recycle more and to generate less […]

Stenciling Storm Drains & Raising Awareness

HEALTHY RIVERS OGUNQUIT and the Town of Ogunquit’s Sustainability committee are working together to give the Ogunquit community an increased understanding of where our stormwater goes. This is a necessary first step in trying to reduce the pollutants carried by our community’s stormwater runoff. On June 8th, in honor of World Oceans Day, we kicked off […]