Letter: Thankful that Maine is closing out-of-state waste loophole

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 8, 2022

I would like to thank the Maine Legislature and Gov. Janet Mills for listening to the voices of Maine people who spoke clearly and with conviction that they do not want our state to be treated as the dumping ground for the Northeast. LD 1639 will close a loophole in the state’s waste laws that had allowed private corporations to import construction and demolition debris from across New England and dump it in the state’s Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town. Changes like this are necessary if Maine is to truly lead us on a less wasteful path that diminishes the danger and damage. ~ Ed Spencer, Old Town