The city finally caved and voted to ban single-use styrofoam for good. We forced their hand and ended the era of Dunkin filling our landfills with toxic trash. Keep watching them to make sure they actually enforce this ban.
June 20, 2019
Final supporters
We need your support...help Attleboro ban single use styrofoam! Think about how often you are handed a single-use styrofoam cup from a takeout restaurant and the impact it has on the environment. Most of the consumed styrofoam ends up in the ocean and degenerates over time into small fragments which are then ingested by sea creatures which leads to painful starvation and death. Harmful chemicals in styrofoam such as styrene and benzene contaminate foods and drinks.Styrofoam is not biodegradable and can not be recycled so therefore it just contributes to landfill trash and takes 500 years to decomposed. As a growing city of 44,590 residents, we create about 72 million pounds of waste per year. In the U.S. alone the amount of Styrofoam used would circle the earth 426 times. When it sits in the landfill the toxicity leaks into the water that we use everyday. There are many replacements for styrofoam including reusable cups & bottles,Bamboo fiber eco bowl, Earthshell “Paper’ Plates, Loliware, and Edible Cups. We have a huge dependency on Dunkin Donuts (9 separate locations within the city that hand out thousands of styrofoam cups). The Ten Mile River serves as a source of water for many towns and is right next to the sixth longest highway in the U.S., making it easily susceptible to styrofoam pollution. With your signature we can create a lasting impact by preserving our environment and our city can inspire other towns, cities, and counties.
Helpful Links:
https://www1.nyc.gov/nyc-resources/service/5023/foam-ban-information
https://www.1millionwomen.com.au/blog/why-you-should-say-no-styrofoam/
http://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/bills_129th/chapters/PUBLIC62.asp
https://www.doyouyoga.com/10-eco-friendly-alternatives-to-styrofoam/
Updates
May 30, 2019
The people of Attleboro are finally starting to see the true cost of the trash Dunkin and these other businesses are forcing onto our streets. We have serious momentum now and the leadership at City Hall can no longer ignore this toxic mess.
Reached 100 supporters
May 30, 2019
13 Comments
Dunkin uses way too much of this stuff. Seriously need to stop it now.
so tired of seeing these cups all over the sides of the road in attleboro. gross.
Please ban it! My kids play outside and there is always styrofoam trash around. Keep our town clean.
About time we did something local about this. Hope it passes!
Why are we still using this stuff in 2018?? Makes zero sense.
I wish plastic would be banned as well
help the planet!!
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The city finally caved and voted to ban single-use styrofoam for good. We forced their hand and ended the era of Dunkin filling our landfills with toxic trash. Keep watching them to make sure they actually enforce this ban.
June 20, 2019
Final supporters
We need your support...help Attleboro ban single use styrofoam! Think about how often you are handed a single-use styrofoam cup from a takeout restaurant and the impact it has on the environment. Most of the consumed styrofoam ends up in the ocean and degenerates over time into small fragments which are then ingested by sea creatures which leads to painful starvation and death. Harmful chemicals in styrofoam such as styrene and benzene contaminate foods and drinks.Styrofoam is not biodegradable and can not be recycled so therefore it just contributes to landfill trash and takes 500 years to decomposed. As a growing city of 44,590 residents, we create about 72 million pounds of waste per year. In the U.S. alone the amount of Styrofoam used would circle the earth 426 times. When it sits in the landfill the toxicity leaks into the water that we use everyday. There are many replacements for styrofoam including reusable cups & bottles,Bamboo fiber eco bowl, Earthshell “Paper’ Plates, Loliware, and Edible Cups. We have a huge dependency on Dunkin Donuts (9 separate locations within the city that hand out thousands of styrofoam cups). The Ten Mile River serves as a source of water for many towns and is right next to the sixth longest highway in the U.S., making it easily susceptible to styrofoam pollution. With your signature we can create a lasting impact by preserving our environment and our city can inspire other towns, cities, and counties.
Helpful Links:
https://www1.nyc.gov/nyc-resources/service/5023/foam-ban-information
https://www.1millionwomen.com.au/blog/why-you-should-say-no-styrofoam/
http://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/bills_129th/chapters/PUBLIC62.asp
https://www.doyouyoga.com/10-eco-friendly-alternatives-to-styrofoam/
Updates
May 30, 2019
The people of Attleboro are finally starting to see the true cost of the trash Dunkin and these other businesses are forcing onto our streets. We have serious momentum now and the leadership at City Hall can no longer ignore this toxic mess.
Reached 100 supporters
May 30, 2019
13 Comments
do it for the ten mile river!! tired of the trash everywhere.
Dunkin uses way too much of this stuff. Seriously need to stop it now.
so tired of seeing these cups all over the sides of the road in attleboro. gross.
Please ban it! My kids play outside and there is always styrofoam trash around. Keep our town clean.
About time we did something local about this. Hope it passes!
Why are we still using this stuff in 2018?? Makes zero sense.
I wish plastic would be banned as well
help the planet!!
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do it for the ten mile river!! tired of the trash everywhere.