Lobby Day to Ban Polystyrene Foam Food Ware
If there’s one thing the environmental community can agree on, it’s that we need less plastic in our water, soil, food and our bodies! We know that plastic never fully deteriorates and only a fraction of all plastic is recycled. While many of us do our part to properly dispose of the plastics we acquire, it simply isn’t enough to get at the root of this problem.
Some plastic just doesn’t belong in 2023, especially single-use plastics. These disposable items make up nearly half of our plastic use, items like plastic foam cups and containers, plastic grocery bags, plastic straws and utensils, plastic bottles, and plastic packaging.
The Midwest is behind, despite the critical need to protect our Great Lakes. Illinois has a chance to become a leader in the region on tackling plastic pollution by passing a statewide ban on polystyrene foam cups and takeout containers this legislative session.
You Can Help Get This Done
Representatives from the LWV Chicago Environmental Action Committee are joining the Coalition for Plastic Reduction (CPR) for a Lobby Day in support of a Foam Foodware Ban in Illinois. Please join us!
What: Coalition for Plastic Reduction Lobby Day
When: Wednesday, February 22
Where: Springfield, IL
Can’t Make It to Springfield?
Join the EAC in taking action now by contacting your legislators to let them know why we need a foam ban in Illinois.
Get more information or contact us at environment@lwvchicago.org.
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