The Maina Board of Environmental Protection is holding a public hearing this week on a new program that would require manufacturers to pay for the cost of recycling their packaging.
“Producers of products, they’ll pay a fee based on the packaging they put into the state. That fee will be collected by a stewardship organization that’s overseen by the Department.” says the Brian Beneski with the Department of Environmental Protection.
The money collected from these fees will go to cities first and then to towns to help offset the cost of recycling programs.
