***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Wednesday: Environment Committee Co-Chairs Sen. Cohen, Rep. Demicco, Fellow Legislators and Citizens Campaign for the Environment to Hold Press Conference Regarding the State’s Implementation of a Plastic Bag Ban
Chisholm, Henry
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NEWS FROM Senator Christine Cohen Deputy President Pro Tempore 12th Senatorial District Chair: Environment Vice Chair: Commerce Member: Children; Planning & Development |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Henry Chisholm
May 28, 2019 860-240-8671
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
Wednesday: Environment Committee Co-Chairs Sen. Cohen, Rep. Demicco, Fellow Legislators and Citizens Campaign for the Environment to Hold Press Conference Regarding the State’s Implementation of a Plastic Bag Ban
WHO: Environment Committee Co-chair State Senator Christine Cohen (D-Guilford)
Environment Committee Co-chair State Representative Mike Demicco (D-Farmington)
State Senator Will Haskell (D-Westport)
State Senator Alex Bergstein (D-Greenwich)
State Representative Geraldo Reyes (D-Waterbury)
Louis Rosado Burch, Citizens Campaign for the Environment
WHAT: Press conference on proposed legislation on the statewide ban of plastic bags.
WHEN: Wednesday, May 29, 2019; 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: Capitol Building, Old Judiciary Room; 210 Capitol Avenue, Hartford
Single-use plastic bags contribute to pollution at parks, beaches, roads, waterways and can easily be swept into storm drains and cause severe blockages. According to the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, these single-use bags do not fully break down and are oftentimes mistaken as food by aquatic wildlife.
Single-use paper bags pose a risk to the environment as well, as 14 million trees are cut down annually and these single-use bags take up more space in the municipal solid waste stream than plastic bags, according to the Citizens Campaign for the Environment.
About Christine Cohen: Sen. Cohen was first elected in 2018 to represent the 12th Senate District which consists of Branford, Durham, Guilford, Killingworth, Madison and North Branford. Christine is a small business owner; the proud owner of Cohen’s Bagel Company.
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