Maine § 38 §3101 Purpose

Maine Statutes

§ 38 §3101 — Purpose

Maine § 38 §3101

Title 38WATERS AND NAVIGATION

Ch. 33MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND DEALERS OF BEVERAGE CONTAINERS

This text of Maine § 38 §3101 (Purpose) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Maine primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 38 §3101 (2026).

Text

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.

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.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

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.
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.