I would like to see plastic use reduced overall, but plastic bags are a great place to start.
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Steven rudol
7 years ago
This will help the environment, reusable bags are the way to go
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Julie Sommer
7 years ago
Please make this happen. Plastic will kill us all.
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Guy Lucey
7 years ago
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Omaha public schools are a large contributor of wasted plastic bags. They are used daily for students to receive their breakfast and are then thrown away. Thousands of pounds a year. When asked if a change in procedure was possible, the request was quickly shut down. I prefer to be anonymous in this comment.
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Katie
7 years ago
Seriously such a simple thing to do. It doesn’t make any sense not to.
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Anne Keefe
7 years ago
We are so reliant on plastic that it seems impossible to live without it - it’s not. It’s a small adjustment in thought and habit. Also there are other natural ways to make “plastic” that don’t use fossil fuels. There are ways to change this destructive reliance, we just need to do it! Ban plastic bags. Educate our people how to live without plastic, it’s not hard.
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Michelle McMahon
7 years ago
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Our planet could certainly use a win right now. We don’t need single use plastic shopping bags. Let’s take this easy, responsible step to eliminate litter in our community and reduce our demand for fossil fuel-based plastic.Thank you.
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RUTH RICHTER
7 years ago
Yes!
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David Corbin
7 years ago
The Nebraska Sierra Club and Scout Dry Goods have collected over 10,000 petition signers (online and on paper). We welcome your petition. We hope to have an ordinance introduced in the spring. Contact your City Councilman: https://citycouncil.cityofomaha.org/councilmembers
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Eduardo Roldan
7 years ago
Save the world and smoke the reefer
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Omaha Students-union
· petition starter
7 years ago
All you have to do is put your name and email in the appropriate spaces and click sign petition! Thanks!
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Eric Magnuson
7 years ago
Stop this wasteful and unnecessary practice
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Omaha Students-union
· petition starter
7 years ago
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We believe that since we already have access to paper bags and reusable mesh grocery bags, plastic bags are harmful and useless in the end. As for a replacement, the two types of bags we mentioned above have already been instated and are easily accesible. Mayor Jean Stothert may not approve a new type of bags because of costs, time, etc. Thanks for the questions! Hope we helped.
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Chuck Martens
7 years ago
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Most of the trash that I see in the neighborhood is plastic bags! We need to stop them now!!!
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Dawaune Lamont Hayes
7 years ago
Plastic Bags are a burden on the environment and are absolutely unnecessary for life on this Earth.
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Torie Walenz
7 years ago
Is there an alternative plan the Omaha Students Union is presenting? Personally, I’m for cassava based bags (look them up, they look + function just like plastic bags but are plant based & biodegradable) but was just wondering where y’all stand with that. I’m holding off on signing until there’s a workable solution/plan other than an outright ban. Thanks!
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Mark Vondrasek
7 years ago
Do it.
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Roger Kegley
7 years ago
Please add my name to the petition to ban plastic bags in Omaha.
Necessary change
I would like to see plastic use reduced overall, but plastic bags are a great place to start.
This will help the environment, reusable bags are the way to go
Please make this happen. Plastic will kill us all.
Omaha public schools are a large contributor of wasted plastic bags. They are used daily for students to receive their breakfast and are then thrown away. Thousands of pounds a year. When asked if a change in procedure was possible, the request was quickly shut down. I prefer to be anonymous in this comment.
Seriously such a simple thing to do. It doesn’t make any sense not to.
We are so reliant on plastic that it seems impossible to live without it - it’s not. It’s a small adjustment in thought and habit. Also there are other natural ways to make “plastic” that don’t use fossil fuels. There are ways to change this destructive reliance, we just need to do it! Ban plastic bags. Educate our people how to live without plastic, it’s not hard.
Our planet could certainly use a win right now. We don’t need single use plastic shopping bags. Let’s take this easy, responsible step to eliminate litter in our community and reduce our demand for fossil fuel-based plastic.Thank you.
Yes!
The Nebraska Sierra Club and Scout Dry Goods have collected over 10,000 petition signers (online and on paper). We welcome your petition. We hope to have an ordinance introduced in the spring. Contact your City Councilman: https://citycouncil.cityofomaha.org/councilmembers
Save the world and smoke the reefer
All you have to do is put your name and email in the appropriate spaces and click sign petition! Thanks!
Stop this wasteful and unnecessary practice
We believe that since we already have access to paper bags and reusable mesh grocery bags, plastic bags are harmful and useless in the end. As for a replacement, the two types of bags we mentioned above have already been instated and are easily accesible. Mayor Jean Stothert may not approve a new type of bags because of costs, time, etc. Thanks for the questions! Hope we helped.
Most of the trash that I see in the neighborhood is plastic bags! We need to stop them now!!!
Plastic Bags are a burden on the environment and are absolutely unnecessary for life on this Earth.
Is there an alternative plan the Omaha Students Union is presenting? Personally, I’m for cassava based bags (look them up, they look + function just like plastic bags but are plant based & biodegradable) but was just wondering where y’all stand with that. I’m holding off on signing until there’s a workable solution/plan other than an outright ban. Thanks!
Do it.
Please add my name to the petition to ban plastic bags in Omaha.
Sign and share!