Hannaford To Charge Nickel Fee For Paper Grocery Bags In 5 Maine Stores

Five Maine branches of Hannaford Supermarkets next week will begin charging customers a 5-cent fee for each paper grocery bag the stores provide.

Hannaford outlets in Belfast, Brunswick, Kennebunk, Saco and York will add the nickel surcharge on Oct. 8 to encourage customers to bring reusable, eco-friendly bags to the checkout lane, according to spokesman Eric Blom.

Each of the towns prohibits single-use plastic bags, leaving paper ones the only type Hannaford offers customers in those communities. The paper packaging is recycled more easily than plastic, and is often considered to pose fewer environmental dangers.

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