Bill pending in Maine to make producers pay for packaging disposal

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Published
January 22, 2020

Bill pending in Maine to make producers pay for packaging disposal

Maine is drafting a first-in-the nation law to shift the cost of packaging materials disposal from consumers to private companies.
Published
December 2, 2019

Susan Collins backs bill to bolster local recycling rates across the country

Maine's senior senator is among the backers of a $75 million U.S. Senate proposal to educate Americans about how and why they ought to recycle.
Published
July 20, 2019

Market shifts prompt bill to shore up Maine recycling programs

The proposed measure is partially a response to the collapse of global markets for recyclables such as paper and plastic.
Published
July 9, 2019

Market shifts prompt bill to shore up Maine recycling programs

The state's environmental agency is drafting legislation to prod manufacturers to pay a portion of recycling costs, while cities and towns grapple with what to do with their recyclables now.
Published
June 13, 2019

Jay votes for Mexico hauler to take recyclables to Farmington

The town's current contract with ecomaine for single-sort recyclables expires on June 30.
Published
June 3, 2019

Poland Spring to use 100% recycled plastic for bottles

Poland Springs announced Monday a plan to use 100% recycled plastic for all its noncarbonated water containers
Published
May 30, 2019

House approves bill to ban single-use plastic shopping bags statewide

Lawmakers vote 91-52 to support the bill, which has been endorsed by the state's largest retailers and environmental advocacy organizations.
Published
April 29, 2019

First they came for plastic bags; coffee cups are next

As local and national governments move to tax — or ban — to-go cups, Starbucks and Dunkin' race to find an alternative.
Published
April 25, 2019

Reducing plastic because ‘it breaks up and never goes away’

Plastic pollution in Maine: How big of a problem is it, what's being done, and what can be done?
Published
April 24, 2019

How to recycle right

Top ways to recycle better.