BAN THE PLASTIC BAG!
Deilah Coordinator started this petition to Nome City Council and it now has 486 signatures
Banning plastic bags in Nome would mean local businesses would be
required to only distribute paper bags or the consumer would bring their
own reusable bags. To make the transition possible, they could be
granted one year before the ban takes effect for local businesses. This
means, local
restaurants, gas stations, grocery stores, etc. would help reduce
plastic waste in Nome, Alaska starting as soon as next year.
There
are currently over 400 cities and states that have completely banned
plastic bag use, including; Unalakleet, Saint Michael, Anchorage,
Wasilla, Palmer, Bethel, Fairbanks, Homer, Hooper Bay, Unalaska and the
entire state of California and state of Oregon.
Representative Andy Josephson of Anchorage has sponsored the bill, HB 81
“An Act prohibiting disposable plastic shopping bags; and providing for
an effective date.” The bill is awaiting the House of Labor &
Commerce Committee to have a hearing for in January 2020.
Senator Dan Sullivan introduced the “Save Our Seas 2.0 Act” (introduced
in whole as S. 1982) by the Senate Environment and Public Works
Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. A third piece of
the bill awaits action by the Senate Commerce Committee.
The Save Our Seas 2.0 Act was introduced in June to address the plastic
debris crisis threatening coastal economies and harming marine life.
These Alaskan political representatives are also in similar efforts.
Please
consider banning plastic bags. We stand with the Village of Solomon in
their outreach and educational efforts to reduce the plastic pollution
in our subsistence lifestyles here in the Region.
Sign now with a click
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