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Support the Prince George's County bag fee
  1. Signatures
    211 out of 1,000
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    1. Delegate Jolene Ivey (+ 30 others)
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      • Delegate Jolene Ivey
      • Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr.
      • Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
      • Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk
      • Delegate Doyle L. Niemann
      • Senator C. Anthony Muse
      • Delegate Michael G. Summers
      • Delegate Carolyn J.B. Howard
      • Delegate Jay Walker
      • Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr.
      • Delegate Justin D. Ross
      • Senator Victor R. Ramirez
      • Delegate Aisha N. Braveboy
      • Delegate Michael L. Vaughn
      • Delegate James W. Hubbard
      • Delegate Tiffany Alston
      • Delegate Benjamin S. Barnes
      • Delegation Chair Melony Ghee Griffith
      • Senator Paul G. Pinsky
      • Delegate Geraldine Valentino-Smith
      • Delegate Dereck E. Davis
      • Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines
      • Senator Douglas J.J. Peters
      • Delegate Anne Healey
      • Delegate Veronica L. Turner
      • Senator Joanne C. Benson
      • Delegate Barbara A. Frush
      • Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr.
      • Senator Ulysses Currie
      • Delegate Kris Valderrama
      • Senator James C. Rosapepe
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    Trash Free Maryland Alliance
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Prince George's County spends more than $2.5 million each year picking up litter. A major culprit in the county is plastic bags, which clog waterways and storm drains, and create visual blight in our neighborhoods. A fee on plastic and paper bags will encourage shoppers to use reusable bags, reducing the litter problem, while saving the local government and local businesses money.

Washington, DC, and Montgomery County already have this program in place. In the two years since DC's fee took effect, plastic bag use has dropped 50% or more, reducing litter and bags in the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, and saving even mom-and-pop retailers more than $1,000 per year. It has also raised more than $3 million for river restoration projects, creating jobs and making important strides in water quality.

If you live in the county, sign this petition to urge our state representatives to give Prince George's County the power to do the same for our environment. (Please only sign if you live or work in the county; out of area signatures are counterproductive.)

This campaign is supported by the Alice Ferguson Foundation, Anacostia Watershed Restoration Partnership, Anacostia Watershed Society, Clean Water Action, Patuxent Riverkeeper, Sierra Club Maryland Chapter, Surfrider Foundation DC Chapter, and the Trash Free Maryland Alliance. Click here for more information about the legislation.

Why People Are Signing
Recent Signatures

Authorize the County Council to consider a fee on disposable bags

Dear Prince George's County Delegation:

Prince George's County spends more than $2.5 million each year picking up litter. One of the most predominantly littered items in the county is plastic bags, which clog waterways and storm drains, and create visual blight in our neighborhoods. I support a fee on plastic and paper bags--it will encourage shoppers to use reusable bags, reducing the litter problem, while saving the local government and local businesses money.

Washington, DC's program was an instant success, and Montgomery County has just followed suit.

The County Council cannot even consider this common-sense proposal without authorization from the General Assembly. Please support the enabling legislation that will give Prince George's County the chance to make significant strides in cleaning up our neighborhoods and waterways.

Sincerely,

[Your name]

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