Farmington shoppers cope with Maine’s plastic bag ban

Shoppers at Farmington's Walmart Supercenter have mixed feelings about Maine's new ban on disposable plastic bags, which went into effect July 1.

Maine’s ban on single-use plastic bags, polystyrene foam containers starts next week

Maine law prohibiting retailers from giving out free disposal plastic bags goes into effect on July 1, about two years after being approved by the Legislature because of COVID-19.

Plastic bag ban, delayed by pandemic, goes into effect July 1

Starting next week, most Maine retailers will no longer be allowed to bag customers' purchases in plastic.

No more bags!: July 1 marks the start of Maine’s ban on single-use bags, polystyrene

Enforcement of the law was delayed due to the pandemic.

Legislative panel votes to keep Maine’s ban on plastic shopping bags

Enforcement of the law has been temporarily suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senate vote moves Maine closer to trashing single-use plastic bags

The Senate voted Tuesday to approve the statewide ban, which already passed in the House but needs further votes in both chambers.

House approves bill to ban single-use plastic shopping bags statewide

Lawmakers vote 91-52 to support the bill, which has been endorsed by the state's largest retailers and environmental advocacy organizations.

Reducing plastic because ‘it breaks up and never goes away’

Plastic pollution in Maine: How big of a problem is it, what's being done, and what can be done?

Plastic bag ordinance draws support, skepticism

Town officials plan to put the issue to a town vote.

The case for paper bags