Protect Massachusetts from Plastic Pollution

Massachusetts’ beaches, waterways, and communities need your voice. Take action today to help fight plastic pollution in our beautiful state.  

Plastic pollution is harming our ocean, beaches, and the wildlife that depends on them. Along U.S. coasts, Oceana found that nearly 1,800 sea turtles and marine mammals had swallowed or become entangled in plastic between 2009 and 2020. Nearly 90% of them were listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act.     

Thankfully, the Massachusetts state legislature is considering an environmental bond bill that could reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in the ocean and our communities by phasing out unnecessary single-use plastic products, including carry-out bags and small hotel toiletry bottles.

By taking action right now, you can help protect our waterways and marine life from plastic pollution. 

Tell your state legislators to prioritize the reduction of single-use plastics in the final Mass Ready Act. 

Petition Letter

Dear {contact_data~salutation},

As your constituent, I’m asking you to take meaningful action this year to curb single-use plastic pollution in Massachusetts and help protect our oceans, rivers, communities, and climate.

Right now, An Act to Build Resilience for Massachusetts Communities (S.3064 / H.5510) is in Joint Conference Committee, and the Senate-approved version of the bill includes language that would significantly reduce single-use plastics in the state.

In Massachusetts, we should do more to protect our natural resources and communities from plastic pollution with policies that move the state toward a more sustainable, plastic-free future.

As the Joint Conference Committee works on the environmental bond bill, I ask you to keep Sections 19, 20, 21, and 100 of S.3064 in the final bill. These sections would reduce some of the most problematic single-use plastics by: 
 
- Phasing out plastic carry-out bags at retailers, small plastic hotel toiletry bottles, and black plastic food service ware;

- Making single-use utensils and condiments available at restaurants by customer request only; and

- Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to study and make recommendations on banning foam and solid polystyrene.

Please build on the proven success of local policies across the Commonwealth. I urge you to prioritize the reduction of single-use plastics in the final Mass Ready Act.

Taking decisive action now will help prevent environmental damage, protect marine wildlife, and strengthen Massachusetts' response to climate change.

Sincerely,  
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