BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 16, 2024
In 2021, Maine took a pioneering step by becoming the first state in the nation to pass an extended producer responsibility for packaging law. It is designed to hold manufacturers accountable for the packaging waste they create. This principle is simple yet transformative: Those who produce waste should bear the cost of its management. We know extended producer responsibility for packaging will work. It’s a proven solution that dozens of places across the world use to successfully cut down on wasteful packaging and increase recycling rates. We encourage Mainers who want to support this new law to submit comments to the Board of Environmental Protection before the Aug. 26 deadline. ~ Senators Nicole Grohoski and Rick Bennett