1. Review your town or city’s online information related to sustainability and waste reduction

a. Town or City Master Plan chapter on waste reduction 

b. Existing sustainability or climate plans

2. Attend a meeting of a relevant committee to learn more

a. Solid Waste, Sustainability, Energy, Waste Reduction

3. Interview a town employee or elected official to learn their goals and concerns before you propose an action

   1. 1. • Solid Waste Manager  

         • Town Council/Selectboard Member

         • Sustainability Coordinator

         • Town/City Planner

4. Chat with a Ten Towns • Ten Actions Toolkit Leader Resource who has experience with the action you want to take

• Join Towns Around the World with a Proclamation: July is Plastic Pollution Reduction Month 

• Propose a Local Resolution or Submit a Warrant Article

• Collaborate With Your Town/City Committees or Departments on Plastic Waste Reduction Measures  

• Testify at the State Legislature on Plastics or Solid Waste Bills

Plastic Free July

Plastic Pollution Coalition Webinar

Dover Proclamation Template

Background Template from Plastic Free July

Ten Towns • Ten Actions Leader Resource Team

From New Futures

• Crafting a Messaging Strategy

• Policy Messaging Framework

• Audience and Messaging Worksheet Samples

Disposable Foodware Policy Toolkit

Put a Price on Carbon Pollution - Information about "Carbon Taxes"

• Will putting a price on CO2 equivalents have any impact on making plastics more expensive enough that they could limit their use? https://assets.ey.com/content/dam/ey-sites/ey-com/en_us/topics/tax/ey-how-key-industries-would-fare-under-a-carbon-tax.pdf 

• Effort in CA to put a price on plastics:  Should Governments Slap a Tax on Plastic?  https://www.wired.com/story/should-governments-slap-a-tax-on-plastic/.

• And at the federal level, Senator Whitehouse of RI has a bill to price plastic feedstock: https://youtu.be/Q8thauaKyhI?si=vuSvfzpkcnkQ3l-m

• The REDUCE Act: https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/whitehouse-doggett-reintroduce-bicameral-bill-act-to-tackle-plastic-pollution-crisis-and-hold-polluters-accountable/