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ul' <br /> Terrie Co q �V <br /> Cook f <br /> From: Michael Talbot <br /> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2018 3:10 PM <br /> i • m �A <br /> • Rodney C. Collins;Wayne E.Taylor <br /> Cc: Terne Cook;Andrew Gottlieb;Andrew McManus; Ashley Fisher; Dale McKay;Joseph P. <br /> Cummings;Judy Daigneault; Katelyn Cadoret; Mary Waygan; Rick York;Tom <br /> Hoppensteadt; Barbara Adner; Birgit Nelson; Irene Checkovich; Jonathan Leavitt <br /> Achael Talbot; Mike Richardson; Phyllis D'Eramo; Sheldon <br /> Gilbert;Virginia Scharfenberg <br /> Subject: Proposed Town Warrant Articles <br /> Attachments: Polystyrene and Plastic Straw Bylaws_v6.docx <br /> Importance: High <br /> Good afternoon, Rodney and Wayne, <br /> The_EOC—at its last meeting-unanimously approved the two proposed Town warrant articles for the May <br /> Town Meeting attached. Inspired by the overwhelming approval of similar bylaws in Provincetown--and a <br /> growing nationwide movement to help clean up our oceans and lands of plastic and to protect wildlife—the <br /> EOC is requesting approval of these bylaw articles by the Board of Selectmen (BOS) for placement on the Town <br /> Warrant.. <br /> Working with the Center for Coastal Studies based in Provincetown, the'Town of Provincetown developed <br /> similar bylaws to restrict the use of two common, hard-to-recycle forms of plastic---plastic straws and <br /> polystyrene. we cannot recycle polystyrene (symbolizedby number 6 on the package) at our transfer station, <br /> for example.There are easily available alternatives to both of these plastics, and this is a logical extension of <br /> our plastic bag ban bylaw passed overwhelmingly several years ago. Bans on these items are being adopted <br /> by corporations and municipalities in much of the country, and it is very appropriate that a coastal "green <br /> community" like Mashpee adopt similar bans here. <br /> Please submit these articles to Town Counsel for review. We used severability and enforcement language <br /> from Chapter 126 in these proposed articles. We would then like to schedule a hearing with the BOS to obtain <br /> their approval of these articles. Contact me with any questions. <br /> Best.regards. Michael Talbot, <br /> -Town of Mashpee Environmental oversight Committ-ee <br /> Michael Talbot, <br /> 1 <br />