Urge Wilton, CT to Ban Plastic Bags

Globally, plastic bags are at the center of an environmental crisis. Not only are large quantities of oil used in manufacturing and transporting the bags around the world, but the bags have also created a massive plastic island in the Pacific, destroying marine life and fragile ocean ecosystems.

The Board of Selectmen of Wilton, Connecticut, considered a ban on plastic bags, but instead opted for an educational campaign to promote the use of reusable bags. Ordinances that ban the use of plastic shopping bags in supermarkets, pharmacies, and convenience stores are imperative for the preservation of our environment. A measure that bans the use of plastic bags in large retail stores prevents the addition of more plastic bags to the hundred billion that already end up in American landfills each year.

Sign this petition to ask the Board of Selectmen of Wilton, Connecticut, to take the important step of banning plastic bags in retail stores throughout the city.