PORTLAND, Maine: States across the US are looking to adopt new recycling regimes that require producers of packaging to pay for its inevitable disposal - but industry is digging in to try to halt the movement.
Maine became the first state to adopt such a program in July when Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill that requires producers of products that involve packaging materials to pay into a new state fund. The fund will be used to reimburse municipalities for recycling and waste management costs.
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