[RP TownTalk] Update from Annapolis: Bag It! This Sunday

Fri Feb 8 13:31:29 UTC 2013

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We have been busy in Annapolis working to pass key legislation to reduce trash in
the watershed:
- Allow Prince George's County to pass a disposable bag fee (PG401-13). [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0010R2bifOCTzWcpx_OCAp4IvyioJiixhMyMAmgMjfkRL8npwuOHuZZTqqfA_p-IVJGhb8usm-3qWGmtlLsM4kdZ0bqEJZHwecUBYHqWDFgXQFf4lBp8T0BEhW-PApP_TDKy4WyKGjQP3SlY2o1oAFJ4ae6kFv88d_aweur_ynyqFxPuBkmdEHvU_UhJH106Whq]
- Enact a disposable bag fee for the rest of Maryland (SB576).Click here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0010R2bifOCTzXGktFIYWrrR4Zh_KPp02s2RFvLWNgudMdlmqk4afHx6owgwvNFaBmOOz1mAUlCc8QjLeQq3YkMLDjceJbLQaaBQCsGLTcxKojropoxZJgO-2te6yzWTEfLjUXr_jkYM8OkeHN_CMeugdaogjxF_CowUJYq_Wc5K6pGaESkE7QaA1nLB_O6pf1U]
for last year's summary.
- Create a bottle deposit system (SB641). [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0010R2bifOCTzWpx4UNgfH9oT7FMM27W5sKlDAOz19uR79GLnoK-mzURDb5zsQFlscAkqSFhl1UBzqYXyLVZ20nUEpwymVdD5XT8UlpF67qlI8DixLwnvlHMlHZBtfFVLpLFxF5TmSkn5-s76VbFDLW3SqzUFaSm32PNCVDby2dv--W0-IOdWWOF6gJnkZ1JB9q8IY4Mu0Slg0=]
Learn more about these campaigns this weekend at Busboys and Poets in Hyattsville!
This Sunday, from 5 to 7 pm, we'll be screening the film Bag It [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0010R2bifOCTzWawgxkRXFwmWmtnQP3RSJVCeeJQ8uUMczZ3XjlTEW170MEZQqEG-CsnxpEBGqnTcPuOzunJ0qZoPVHI-vPb7hr1ZGqICneP1NsSW58sDyewQ==]!
Prince George's County Councilmember Mary Lehman, Delegate Michael Summers, and 
Trash Free Maryland Director Julie Lawson will be on hand to talk about trash policy
and how you can help! While the event is free, we will also be raising funds for
 AWS to support these campaigns.
Bag It!
Sunday, February 10
5-7 pm
Busboys & Poets
5331 Baltimore Avenue, Hyattsville
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Can you help in other ways?
I have a few seconds.
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- Visit www.trashfreemaryland.org, [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0010R2bifOCTzXLBw6CBgY845khagVuHd4AfZQc6bQE6m4xqV4dEETJOBxh80hYXhMEi3PrIniO7Wh3eI5yVM00ctr7C2VXsR6Xybrxh4UEMBpGKxcbUbZve7jQtu52lQAi]
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and www.RecycleforReal.com [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0010R2bifOCTzUo3sCga7MjuZM1Y_cHDE8leTHcel7n9I5iqDtML5AX4L9OaRW_WZE1OIIHCR8eIWzYIXuClvx-Q8ENbULnrMfSic4B4q74HcVCdnkSEFO6uA==]to
learn more and sign up for updates!
I have a few minutes.
- Go to mdelect.net [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0010R2bifOCTzWHaLNp-1m7_G7FTh1Z0zRYj7a_pNRTIBOkmt3Igi-6tBlYMpjvZrK6WLWFjvYCIjMtAuFRVOA4V-Ybw065_3XwWFxWDUT4uXA=]
to find your state legislators. Then call them and tell them you support a disposable
bag fee and a bottle deposit, and you hope they do too. This is the most effective
way you can help.
- Write a letter to the editor of your community paper. Say how litter affects you.
(Need a tip sheet? Email us! [mailto:jlawson at anacostiaws.org])
I have a few hours.
- Help us reach more people. We'll be calling local residents and collecting petition
signatures. We need people for this Saturday morning and next Monday evening; more
dates to come.
- Come meet your representatives! Join the Maryland League of Conservation Voters
and Sierra Club for a Citizen Lobby Night on Monday, February 11. Meet in the Miller
Senate Office Building from 5-8 pm. Sign up here! [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0010R2bifOCTzUZGqgB1yLYqFjL1SPiSQGC6IxilCJ9UG5vNysZW3dYEbDEqsjgmm2vvVj6zmhRn7jXN6QQVVmvZp6PJluwEjMMsw_wzETY4Cg_VB3vJugom1Q--hFMpCe_qhH-s1-oqa3_wYO9BrWTKAxFyQSW_Om2GZONj3kXs4JQHyqCN3aZ0vHbZE0WN35d_ZWztSe2yY8=]
For more information about these campaigns, contact Julie Lawson at jlawson at anacostiaws.org
[mailto:jlawson at anacostiaws.org] or call 301-699-6204 x117, or visit www.trashfreemaryland.org
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