WINDHAM (AP) — A Windham eighth-grader’s proposal to ban plastic bags in Maine has taken a baby step forward.
The Windham Town Council on Tuesday rejected an outright ban on plastic bags in the community as suggested by Sierra Yost, but did vote to send a resolution to the Legislature in Augusta to consider a statewide ban.
Yost says she made the proposal after finding out about the negative environmental impacts of plastic bags during a science project.
She tells WGME-TV that the council’s moves Tuesday were “a good step.”
The draft resolution asks retailers to stop offering single use plastic shopping bags and certain paper bags, and encourages residents to use reusable shopping bags.
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