Prevent Plastic Pollution

Prevent Plastic Pollution

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Senate Bill 1126/ House Bill 1641

Plastic is one of the fastest growing types of pollution in our waterways. Plastic debris can choke and entangle wildlife and leach harmful chemicals into our water. Despite the overwhelming volume of plastic pollution in natural areas, the state of Florida has preempted local governments from regulating many types of single-use plastics for years. Now, the legislature wants to take it even further. 

SB 1126 and HB 1641 would prevent local governments from regulating what they call ““auxiliary containers” including reusable or single-use bags, cups, bottles, or other packaging. This would effectively quash local ...

Senate Bill 1126/ House Bill 1641

Plastic is one of the fastest growing types of pollution in our waterways. Plastic debris can choke and entangle wildlife and leach harmful chemicals into our water. Despite the overwhelming volume of plastic pollution in natural areas, the state of Florida has preempted local governments from regulating many types of single-use plastics for years. Now, the legislature wants to take it even further. 

SB 1126 and HB 1641 would prevent local governments from regulating what they call ““auxiliary containers” including reusable or single-use bags, cups, bottles, or other packaging. This would effectively quash local governments’ ability to enforce policies regarding these containers, including in their public facilities or in their parks or beaches. Bottom Line: These bills would lead to more plastic pollution in our waterways. 

Update: Thanks to you, the Senate version of this bill has been taken off the agenda. Now we need to stop the House version. 

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Tell the Senate Community Affairs Committee to Vote NO on SB 1126

Senate Bill 1126 entitled 'Regulation of Auxiliary Containers' will be voted on Tuesday, Feb. 6th, so take action NOW!

It only takes a couple of minutes to email members of the Senate Community Affairs Committee to let them know that you won’t tolerate this attempt to stop local governments from preventing plastic pollution. Take a moment now and urge them to VOTE NO on SB 1126. 

Customized emails are more impactful. You can include things like:

  • Examples of the impacts that plastic pollution has on the environment (animal entanglement, visual blight, chemical leaching, etc.).
  • The fact that FDEP's own study on single-use plastic bags showed that there is an appetite from many stakeholders to institute regulations to address single-use carryout packaging concerns.
  • An argument that local governments are in the best position to solve local environmental issues. 

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