LD 1541 is urgently needed to help Maine communities struggling with rising costs of an ever-growing flood of wasteful packaging materials. There is too much packaging waste, confusion about what can be recycled, and dozens of Maine towns have already been forced to cut back or cancel their recycling programs due to costs. That’s why towns across Maine support LD 1541 to adopt a proven solution called Extended-Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging, which is used around the world to save money for cities and towns, increase recycling rates, and spark innovation in packaging design to reduce waste.