Urge Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts legislature is currently considering two bills that would reduce the use of non-compostable plastic bags by large retail establishments. 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 Massachusetts legislature to pass the bills, which would make it the first state to join the growing number of cities that have taken the important step of banning plastic bags in retail stores.
We the undersigned ask you to take the important step of banning the use of plastic bags in supermarkets, pharmacies, and convenience stores throughout Massachusetts. Globally, plastic bags are at the center of an environmental crisis, and 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. We urge you to institute this important ban immediately to prevent further environmental destruction.
