THE BEYOND PLASTICS BILL
With the intertwined plastic pollution and climate crises mounting, we recommend attempting to ban many of our most common sources of plastic pollution – plastic bags, plastic straws, stirrers, and splash guards, polystyrene, and balloon releases – in one fell swoop!
Not only are these items major sources of plastic pollution, they are also things that are either relatively easy to replace with plastic-free and/or reusable options or to simply do without altogether.
Both Vermont and New Jersey have recently passed similar laws - it can be done! Is your city, county, or state next? It could be if YOU get involved… Dig in below to learn how you can get more ban for your buck.
We’ve taken the liberty of drafting a top-notch sample bill you can use to kick-start the process of getting your city, county or state decision-makers to pass it. Click here to download the sample bill as a Microsoft Word document.
SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLKIT
With sample tweets, Facebook and Instagram posts and ready-to-use graphics, our social media toolkit will help you harness the power of social media to build support for the Beyond Plastics bill in your community at every step of the process from getting it introduced, to securing co-sponsors, to getting it passed, to getting it signed into law.
Check back soon for a complete Beyond Plastics organizing packet, including sample petition language, common arguments and how to counter them, and a sample media advisory, and news release.
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