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Plastic Bag Bill SB1103 Passes Senate, but
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LATEST UPDATE: On February 17, the House of Delegates Commerce and Labor Committee tabled SB1103, sending it to a quiet death. Although it is gone, it need not be forgotten. Anytime is the right time to let your state legislators know you support similar bills. The Virginia Senate has passed a plastic bag bill! Lend your voice in support! On February 2nd, the Virginia Senate passed SB1103 , allowing localities to ban the use of disposable plastic bags (with exceptions for meat, drugs, etc.). No such bill has even survived more than a day or two in committee during previous sessions. Now is the time for all good persons to come to the aid of their watershed in support of this bill as it faces an uphill battle in the House of Delegates. Find your Virginia House of Delegates member HERE, courtesy of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and let them know you support SB1103. Some text you can use as a model. Modify or personalize as appropriate: The Friends of Accotink Creek support SB1103 allowing localities to control sale of disposable plastic bags. We strongly endorse and support efforts like this one to reduce trash in local watersheds. Each year Friends of Accotink Creek and other civic groups mobilize volunteers who clean tons of plastic bags and containers, as well as trash and debris including tires and metal, from streams that feed into the Chesapeake Bay. Across the United States, millions of tons of plastic waste is dumped into waterways, fouling waters for both marine life and human usage. You may also wish to support SB1107, limiting the release of non-biodegradable balloons.
Let's get the bags out of Accotink Creek!
- February 3, 2015 | |
