Bans on Single-Use Containers Grow.

• Position: PLASTIC POLLUTION - Brief article

Maine has enacted the first state ban on single-use plastic food and drink containers made from polystyrene foam. The law applies to "covered establishments," such as restaurants and grocery stores. Hospitals, seafood shippers and certain other businesses are exempt. At press time, similar legislation had passed both chambers in the Maryland General Assembly with more than enough votes to override a veto should...