Alternatives to Single-Use Plastics
Lists of where to Bulk Grocery Shop and Compost by state ... and more.
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Extended Producer Responsibility
Learn about Maine's Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging Law
Are bioplastic products safe alternatives to regular plastic? Read the report from Beyond Plastics to learn how certain businesses are doing what they can to make safe and sustainable options.
Upstream Innovation
January 2023 Past Action
ANYTIME in the month of January 2023, simply click this link to see a letter to Starbucks
Thanking them for incentivizing consumers to bring their own coffee mug;
Asking them to charge for single-use coffee cups; and
Asking them to post noticeable signage and instruct baristas to inform customers of the 25 star reward for bringing reusable containers
It's as easy as
following the link,
finding out who is the Starbuck's District Manager in your area,
copy and pasting the letter into an email, and pushing send!
Thanks for participating!
Note: Here at the Ten Towns Toolkit we wonder why they are waiting 10 years!? But at least they already have print educational materials. Here's one example:
