Take action to reduce plastic waste in North Carolina

Nothing that we use for a few minutes should litter our green spaces, overfill our landfills, harm our wildlife and threaten our health for hundreds of years to come.

As the North Carolina General Assembly heads back into session, we have an opportunity to make progress on reducing plastic waste by passing the NC Managing Environmental Waste Act of 2021. This bipartisan bill calls for action on plastic waste reduction, including:

Increasing revenue to cities and counties with programs to reduce plastics waste,
Establishing a pilot program to reduce plastics in state-operated food service facilities, and
Directing a committee to study the issue of plastic waste and present findings and recommended solutions back to the NC General Assembly.

Tell the chair of the NC Senate Agriculture, Energy, and Environment Committee that it's time to bring the NC Managing Environmental Waste Act to a vote.

Subject: It's time to pass HB230

Your Letter:

Dear Senator Sanderson,

I am writing to you to urge you to bring the NC Managing Environmental Waste Act of 2021 (HB230) to a vote in this legislative session.

As a citizen of North Carolina, I am concerned about our state's plastic pollution problem. Plastic waste is costly to our state, harmful to the beautiful environment our residents and tourists love, and even threatening our own health as it breaks down into microplastics that we ingest.

This bipartisan bill, which passed the NC House unanimously last fall, calls for action on sensible action on plastic waste reduction, including:

* Increasing revenue to cities/counties with programs to reduce plastics waste,
  * Establishing a pilot program to reduce plastics in state-operated food service facilities, and
  * Directing a committee to study the issue of plastic waste and present findings and recommended solutions back to the NC General Assembly.

As a chair of the NC Senate Agriculture, Energy, and Environment Committee, I urge you to bring HB230 up for a vote.

Sincerely,

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