Maine State and Municipal Plastics Ordinances
Last updated: 28 May 2021
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Comparisons of Maine Plastics Ordinances
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Brunswick: The fee-schedule is in a separate document; the baglaws version has the preamble shown in the source.) Cape Elizabeth: Note: The printed documents inadvertently don't reflect a council amendment suggested by the town attorney which exempted non-food stores. Damariscotta Note: Damariscotta removed styrofoam from an ordinance originally designed to handle both bags and styrofoam. Kennebunk: Note: The town's fee schedule is in a separate document, where it can be changed without having to amend individual ordinances. Here is the page containing the bag ordinance (#4-9) violation fines. Waterville Note: Waterville is interesting in that the mayor has opposed the ordinance, vetoing the City Council's decision to put it on the ballot, and then, after it passed, spearheading (and using his own money for) a petition drive to obtain a recount, which reversed the vote, based on a controversy over the role of Colby College students. The city registrar invited all 164 challenged individuals to individual hearings, 77 of whom came and were certified, restoring the election decision. An appeal to the state Supreme Court was ultimately dismissed and sent back to the city's Voter Registration Appeals Board, due to failure to file a complaint and withdrawal of two challengers. But the drama continued, with the remaining challenger pursuing the appeal despite having been ruled to not have standing, as a non-resident of Waterville. Ultimately, on March 11 the Court dismissed the case because the main plaintiffs withdrew. On March 19, despite continuing opposition, the City Council certified the ordinance. |
Polystyrene Foam Food Containers
Type | Municipality: Local copy | Source | About |
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* | Bar Harbor | source | article |
* | Bath | source | article |
Belfast | source | article | |
Blue Hill | source | article | |
Brunswick | source | article | |
$ | Camden (original) | source | article |
* | Cape Elizabeth | source | article |
Freeport | source (doc) |
article | |
Maine State LD289 original |
source | article | |
Maine law (postponed to 1/15/21, 7/1/21) | source | ||
Mount Desert (Jan 2019 draft, passed, ordinance N/A) | (email) | article | |
Newcastle (combined bags/styrofoam) | source | article | |
Portland city info: FAQ (local, source) |
source | article, city info |
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$ | Rockland | source | article |
Rockport | (email) | article | |
* | Saco | source | article |
South Portland | source | city) | |
Southwest Harbor | source | article | |
* | Topsham | source (docx) |
article town notice |
Tremont | town | article | |
$ | York (original) | source | article |