MAINE PUBLIC • May 10, 2021
Recycling costs have gone up for Maine communities in recent years, and that’s forced many of them to burn or bury their trash. Now, state lawmakers in the Environment and Natural Resources Committee are considering two bills that would help towns to safely dispose of a very common type of waste: plastic and cardboard packaging. Both measures would force the companies that generate all that packaging to pay a fee for its disposal in Maine. That funding would then help support local recycling programs.