Want to fight plastic pollution in Howard County?
The hearing for Less Plastic Please Bag bill (CB64) will be on Monday, 11/18. This bill will help to decrease disposable plastic by imposing a small fee for its use. The plastic industry is out in force against this bill - if you don't want them to win, let your County Council Representative know.
1) Email your County Council representative and cc the whole council. You can look up your representative here. https://data.howardcountymd.gov/DataExplorer/Search.aspx?Application=CouncilMember
District 1 Liz Walsh:
councilmail@howardcountymd.gov
EWalsh@howardcountymd.gov
District 2 Opel Jones:
councilmail@howardcountymd.gov
OJones@howardcountymd.gov
District 3 Christiana Mercer Rigby
councilmail@howardcountymd.gov
CRigby@howardcountymd.gov
District 4 Deb Jung
councilmail@howardcountymd.gov
DJung@howardcountymd.gov
District 5 David Yungmann
councilmail@howardcountymd.gov
SAMPLE EMAIL:
Please add your personal concerns
Dear Council member,
I am writing today to ask that you support CB64, a fee on plastic bags.
Every minute of every day a garbage truck full of plastic enters our waterways. It is an environmental and health crisis unfolding before our eyes. Fees have been proven to work to reduce plastic pollution and give consumers a choice. CB64 will address the crisis by reducing plastic, and will also bring increased awareness to the community so we can move forward and turn the tide on plastic pollution. (include your address so they know you are a constituent!)
