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The town of York will form a committee to study a proposal banning single-use plastic utensils, straws and other disposable food ware, with the goal of potentially bringing it to voters next May.
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The town of York could soon become the first community in Maine to prohibit single-use plastic containers, utensils and cups. But the idea doesn't sit well with everyone.
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Supporters of the proposal, L.D. 425, portrayed re-usable bags as unsanitary and bad for the environment because of the resources needed to produce them.
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Beginning Thursday, restaurants and retail stores across Maine will have to make two major shifts that are designed to reduce harm to the environment: they’ll no longer be able to offer plastic bags to their customers, and they’ll have to stop using polystyrene foam food and beverage containers.
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AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine is banning single-use plastic bags in grocery check-out lines by April 22, 2020. House Democrats said Democratic Gov. Janet Mills…
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AUGUSTA, Maine - The Maine Senate has given its initial approval to a bill to ban single-use plastic bags.The Senate voted 24-11 Tuesday to ban single-use…
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Maine took another step toward joining a handful of states that ban single-use plastic bags following a 91-52 vote in the House of Representatives…
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Maine's largest environmental group, and organizations representing retailers and grocers, are backing a bill that would ban most single-use plastic bags…
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AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine could become the first state in New England to impose a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags.The Portland Press Herald reports…
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CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine - The town of Cape Elizabeth has approved a fee on commercial bags along with a foam container ban. The Portland Press Herald…