Rockville Centre must address single-use plastic pollution
Village of Rockville Centre: Mayor Murray and Village Trustees Oppenheimer, Sepe, Grillo, and Baxley.
In Rockville Centre NY plastic bag pollution is an eyesore and damages our natural surroundings. It clogs storm drains, never biodegrades; costs taxpayers to clean up and store in landfills; harms wildlife, and is made of non-renewable dirty fossil fuels. Nearly all loose plastic in our town ends up in our waters through those storm drains or runoff, polluting our local waters and contributing to the plastic patches in the ocean. Recycling it is toxic and expensive and not a viable solution: less than 10% is ever recycled.
We can come together to stop this needless pollution and clean up our community: just Bring Your Own Bag Rockville Centre!
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Village of Rockville Centre: Mayor Murray and Village Trustees Oppenheimer, Sepe, Grillo, and Baxley.
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[Your Name]
As a resident, shopper, or visitor to Rockville Centre, New York, I ask the Village of Rockville Centre, NY to create a Reusable Bag Ordinance. It could eliminate plastic checkout bags at most retailers, with a small fee on recycled paper, or a fee on all checkout bags.
As a premiere place to live, shop, and visit, Rockville Centre should lead on this issue and join other Long Island municipalities, like Long Beach and Suffolk County, who have similar reusable bag legislation.
To protect our waters and environment, I pledge to bring my own reusable bags instead!