Maine Eyes Adding Household Hazardous Waste To Stewardship Programs

Maine's environment department is proposing to add household hazardous waste (HHW) including architectural paint, unused pharmaceuticals and medical sharps, to the state's product stewardship programs, and if adopted would make the state the first in the nation to have a statewide medicine disposal program. The product stewardship recommendations are the first since the state enacted a landmark law last year outlining a process for adding new sectors. Regulators with Maine's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) are also recommending minor changes...