Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 3101 – Purpose
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1. Legislative findings. The Legislature finds that beverage containers are a major source of nondegradable litter and solid waste in this State and that the collection and disposal of this litter and solid waste constitute a great financial burden for the citizens of this State.
[PL 2015, c. 166, §14 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 3101
- Beverage: means beer, ale or other drink produced by fermenting malt, spirits, wine, hard cider, wine coolers, soda or noncarbonated water and all nonalcoholic carbonated or noncarbonated drinks in liquid form and intended for internal human consumption, except for unflavored rice milk, unflavored soymilk, milk and dairy-derived products. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 3102
- lands: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- recycle: means a series of activities by which material that has reached the end of its current use is processed into material for use in the production of new products. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 3102
2. Intent. It is the intent of the Legislature to create incentives for the manufacturers, distributors, dealers and consumers of beverage containers to reuse or recycle beverage containers thereby removing the blight on the landscape caused by the disposal of these containers on the highways and lands of the State and reducing the increasing costs of litter collection and municipal solid waste disposal.
[PL 2015, c. 166, §14 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 166, §14 (NEW).