Written by Youpa Stein:
“As Rep. Marler has stated, “there are times when government intervention is needed for the good of a greater cause.” The scale of the problems with polystyrene, the urgent need to protect health and the externalized costs all point to the need for responsible regulations. In this case we can’t afford to wait for an abstract theoretical future market response when we have a solution at hand…”
Read MoreHB 477 would phase out polystyrene (styrofoam) food containers. HB 477 isn’t just about protecting our trout streams, our pristine landscapes, or even our own health; it’s about innovation, entrepreneurship, and the future of Montana’s economy.
Read MoreMT Plastic Free Missoula is collecting signatures to get an ordinance on the November ballot regulating single-use plastics in the City of Missoula.
Read MoreTen helpful tips to reduce your plastic use!
Read MoreOur Beyond Plastics Working Group is currently focused on building a coalition of citizens and organizations in Missoula, MT to reduce the harm caused by single-use plastics.
Read MoreThe House Business and Labor Committee will hear HB 638, a bill to phase out Expanded Polystyrene (Styrofoam) in food-related businesses in Montana. Here's what you can do!
Read MoreOn Tuesday, February 14, at 3 p.m., the House Local Government Committee will hear HB 413. HB 413 will repeal HB 407, restoring local power to regulate plastics in Montana. Here's what you can do!
Read MoreMissoula Current’s Martin Kidston writes (Feb. 6, 2023): “With overwhelming public support, members of the Missoula City Council on Monday gave final approval to a resolution urging the state Legislature to hand back local control on a number of issues, including a community's authority to regulate plastic.
The primary interest lies around single-uses plastics such as straws, stirrers, polystyrene containers and bags. Other states have regulated such plastics but under House Bill 407, adopted by the Legislature two years ago, Missoula and other interested Montana cities cannot.”
Read MoreIn 2021, the MT Legislature took the power to regulate single-use plastics away from cities and towns. It’s time to get it back. Contact Missoula City Council members in support of a resolution submitted by our Plastic Working Group declaring Missoula’s support for statewide legislation restoring power to local governments to regulate single-use plastics.
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