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Maine delays plastic bag ban for months due to pandemic


Maine delays plastic bag ban for months due to pandemic
December 23, 2020 GMT
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine is delaying by several months a statewide ban on single-use plastic carry-out bags that was scheduled to take effect in January by several months.
The ban was slated to take effect on Jan. 15. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection said it’s delaying enforcement of the laws that ban the bags until July 1, 2021.
The department said in a statement that it’s taking the delayed approach “in response to several practical and logistical effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.” The pandemic has increased demand for curbside pickup of groceries and takeout food, the department said. ....

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