Tuesday, Feb. 8: City Council meeting re: polystyrene ban

[Ken Krause]

The City Council's Committee of the Whole will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feburary 8, to discuss a proposed polystyrene ban in the city. The idea of the proposed ban was introduced to the Council by two Medford High School students at its meeting of February 25, 2020, through paper 20-078, which read:

"Petition by Ellie Hunt, 41 Wason Street, Medford, MA 02155 and Juliette Franks, 48 Summer Street, Medford, MA 02155 to present a petition created by Medford High School students requesting that the City Council ban the use of polystyrene in the City of Medford due to their impact on the environment."

The City Council has invited Janelle Austin of KP Law and student representatives from the Center for Citizenship and Social Responsibility (CCSR) to attend Tuesday's meeting, which will take place in the Alden Chambers at City Hall and on Zoom.

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This meeting notice is attached here. This Medford Patch article from March 2, 2020, reports on the February 25, 2020 meeting where the petition to ban polystyrene was introduced. The online version of the petition, on Change.org, received 1,224 signatures.

A similar petition created by a Medford High School student led to the city pass an ordinance in 2019 that prohibited the use of most thin plastic, single-use shopping bags in retail establishments in the city. 

- Ken Krause

[Paine, Robert]

Note that in the Massachusetts legislature, there has been progress on a related state law; see Statement: Polystyrene bill advances, a victory for wildlife | MASSPIRG.

 

Bob Paine

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[Denis Kalthofer]

Thanks Robert,

I sent an email to my Senator and Rep to support these bills to phase out polystyrene containers.

Let's also go ahead with a complete ban in Medford.

Thanks,

Denis

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