Event details from Friends of the Malden River:
Plastic Free Massachusetts Coalition invites the public to the Massachusetts State House
Save the Date: January 22nd – Room 428 in the State House – 10:30 AM (TBD) – Zero Waste Caucus monthly meeting; 11:15AM Panel discussion with experts; Noon – boxed (no plastic) lunch and film screening of We are All Plastic People, produced by Rory Fielding; after lunch: meet with your legislator to discuss the expanded bottle bill; skip the small stuff; and other plastic reduction bills.
Who is Plastic Free Mass?
Over 30 environmental organizations have joined together to form PLASTIC FREE MASS. Together, we are working to protect our Commonwealth’s residents and natural resources through policies that move us toward a cleaner future. The evidence is clear:
Plastic is toxic and polluting at every stage of its lifecycle – from extraction and manufacturing, to use, recycling, and disposal.
Despite decades of investment in recycling infrastructure, very little plastic – between 5-6% in the United States – has been recycled, and plastic recycling does little to support broader environmental protection goals.
Nearly 40% of the plastic produced annually is for single-use plastics and packaging.
Many single-use plastics are unnecessary and can be eliminated.
Safe and reusable alternatives to single-use plastics exist.
Accordingly, we support legislation, policies, and programs that: (1) phase out and avoid the production and use of any unnecessary single-use plastics, (2) reduce and eliminate plastic whenever possible, (3) modernize our state’s beverage container deposit system to include refill targets, and (4) promote sustainable reuse.
