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onus will be on the brands to be transparent about everything they're putting on the market," Harris <br />explained. <br />" The onus will be on the brands to be transparent <br />about everything they're putting on the market. " <br />Beyond collecting and reporting data, the stewardship organization will be inch a rge of collecting <br />brand's fees for a stewardship fund and for performing the recycling infrastructure assessment <br />previously mentioned. <br />A key difference from other EPR systems is the fact that Maine's DEP is contracting the stewardship <br />organization, rather than letting them operate on their own. This gives Maine a lot of control when it <br />comes to the management and oversight ofthe system, keeping powerwith state and local <br />governments. <br />With the signing ofthis historic bill, Maine may have set off a ripple effect impacting future legislation <br />and packaging decisions across the country. When I asked Harris ifshe anticipated packaging <br />offerings to change beyond Maine's borders, she was a bit more conservative in her speculation. <br />"Realistically, it may take some time before we see any dramatic shifts in the types of packaging being <br />brought to the market, but this is a critical step in the right direction." <br />One thing Harris will be keeping hereye on is the tipping pointwhere we see nationwide changes in <br />packaging choices. "[How many state bills] will it to ke? I think that will be one of the really interesting <br />things to track." <br />[Interested in more on the Circular Economy? Subscribe to our Circularitv Weeki <br />newsletter, sent Fridays.] <br />% 10 tl U)l l I'll g hil <br />We ri per ,, II 0 0 %�m1re <br />c elr1b oIri gJ)%Ids <br />rpoIdIL;;;ri ' 1,,;JJ,p11 all My E,,,, <br />fac, -a <br />Ulu ol,lirn — f[o,Uul"I"o <br />More on this topic <br />Share this article <br />" is <br />,4 <br />i <br />y� <br />i, i% %7Ir a <br />