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PL 2009, Resolve 54

Work Group To Design and Implement a
Statewide Disposable Checkout Bag Reduction Campaign

Maine Reusable Bag Campaign Announced (pdf)

About Resolve 54

Last session’s LD 367 would have placed a 10-cent fee on the consumer for each disposable checkout bag received at a grocery or retail store. In the end, the Legislature approved P.L. 2009, Resolve 54 directing SPO to convene a work group to design and implement a statewide disposable checkout bag reduction campaign.

SPO Work Group Members

The following industry, environmental, and state agency representatives have been participating in the working group:

Shelley Doak, Maine Grocers Association
Curtis Picard, Maine Merchants Association
Chris Jackson, Maine Chamber of Commerce
Ben Gilman, Maine Oil Dealers Association
The New England Convenience Store Association (invited)
Matt Prindiville, Natural Resources Council of Maine
Alex Serra, Walmart
Steve Culver, Hannaford
Deb Hart, Hart Public Policy/Hannaford
Doug Carr, Perkins/Thompson for Rite Aid
Steve Rosario, American Chemistry Council
Leann Diehl, Public Affairs Group/American Chemistry Council
Michael Parker, Department of Environmental Protection
George MacDonald, State Planning Office

Activities

The work group is surveying Maine retailers and grocers about their disposable checkout bag usage; establishing disposable bag reduction goals; developing a statewide media campaign to increase the use of reusable checkout bags; and defining a pilot project to test strategies to reduce the use of disposable checkout bags.