Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1721: An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Commingling of Beverage Containers
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Commingling of Beverage Containers Reference to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative HEPLER of Woolwich. Cosponsored by Representatives: BELL of Yarmouth, BRIDGEO of Augusta, CAMPBELL of Orrington, WOODSOME of Waterboro. Printed on recycled paper.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Commingling of Beverage Containers Reference to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative HEPLER of Woolwich. Cosponsored by Representatives: BELL of Yarmouth, BRIDGEO of Augusta, CAMPBELL of Orrington, WOODSOME of Waterboro. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §3106, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2023, c. 482, §15 and affected by §43, is further amended to read: 6. Obligation to preserve container value. Notwithstanding subsection 8‐A, a commingling group or its agent may refuse to accept, or pay the refund value and handling costs to a dealer, redemption center or other person for, a beverage container that has been sorted in a manner that is inconsistent with an approved commingling agreement or a cooperative plan approved in accordance with section 3107, subsection 3-B, paragraph C or processed by a reverse vending machine or account-based bulk processing program in a way that has, for a nonrefillable beverage container, reduced the recycling value of the container material below current market value when compared to material that is unprocessed and sorted in an approved manner or, for a refillable beverage container, has damaged the container in a manner that prevents its …
Sponsors
- Allison Hepler (D, 49) · primary sponsor
- Arthur Bell (D, 103)
- William Bridgeo (D, 60)
- Richard Campbell (R, 19)
- David Woodsome (R, 139)
Latest actions
- : Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence
- : Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: Legislature, Senate, COMMINGLING, BOTTLES, Other, CONTAINERS - RETURNABLE
Common questions
- What is LD1721?
- LD1721 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Commingling of Beverage Containers.
- What does LD1721 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Commingling of Beverage Containers Reference to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative HEPLER of Woolwich. Cosponsored by Representatives: BELL of Yarmouth, BRIDGEO of Augusta, CAMPBELL of Orrington, WOODSOME of Waterboro. Printed on recycled paper.
- What is the status of LD1721?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1721?
- Allison Hepler (D, 49), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1721?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1721&snum=132
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