An Update on My Product Stewardship Bill

 

Here’s an update on Maine and product stewardship…LD 1631, An Act to Provide Leadership Regarding the Responsible Recycling of Consumer Products, made it successfully out of committee with a unanimous vote.  There were many changes made, and I am including the final language here at this link so you can see what we have crafted from the original framework http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_124th/billtexts/HP115902.asp.  The bill was on Maine’s legislative consent calendar yesterday, and is on its’ way to enactment, probably within two weeks.  For those of you who anticipate opposition from the business community, I’m happy to tell you that we did finally bring the Maine Chamber along after the vote.  Here is their latest article on the bill, http://www.mainechamber.org/mx/hm.asp?id=currentnews.   We hope to present  a  joint press release with them after the bill’s signing by our Governor.  This work is the result of the continuing conversations and negotiations of Maine’s environmental and business communities, who worked together to craft this bill.  For any questions, please contact me at melissawalshinnes@gmail.com.