More Maine communities eye limits on bags
Just after the city of Portland enacted a fee on paper and plastic bags, three more Maine communities are considering measures to limit the use of single-use bags at retail businesses.
In Topsham and Brunswick, a citizen group called Bring Your Own Bag-Midcoast is campaigning both towns to pass ordinances that would levy a 5-cent fee on single-use bags, similar to Portland’s ordinance, the Times Record reported.
In York, the town’s Board of Selectmen may consider an outright ban on plastic bags while keeping paper bags available and free, SeacoastOnline.com reported. The proposal may come before York voters this fall, but it will have to first be approved by a newly reconfigured Board of Selectmen, when two new members are elected next month.
In Freeport, town officials recently agreed to work on an ordinance that would either ban or impose a fee on single-use bags. Kennebunk town officials considered a bag fee last year, but ultimately rejected the proposal after citing concerns on how to enforce it.
Sources: Times Record, SeacoastOnline.com
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