HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0107.073 2016-2018 Murashige, Laura
From: laura acasio <laura.acasio@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2017 9:45 PM
To: Council Testimony; Chung, Aaron; Kanuha, Dru; Ohara, Eileen; Ruggles,Jennifer; Eoff,
Karen; David, Maile; Lee Loy, Sue; Poindexter, Valerie; Richards, Tim
Subject: Bill 13 -In favor of banning Polystyrene take-out containers
Aloha Council members,
I support Bill 13 introduced by Councilwoman O'Hara.
Please consider this very important precedent setting Bill 13 as a step in the right direction to ban the use of
polystyrene food containers. This bill will continue to lead Hawaii County on a pathway towards a zero-waste
and sustainability for our island home. Given our consumption rates and our critical landfill issues, we on
Hawaii Island need to step up our game when it comes to our waste stream. This bill is one way we address our
landfill overload in conjunction with a plan to process compostable containers.
Our family avoids restaurants that use Styrofoam food containers. We know it is toxic for our physical health as
well as for the health of our island and marine ecosystem. Polystyrene is part of the big picture degradation to
our fragile earth island. We support the many Hawaii Island small businesses that already use non-Styrofoam
take out containers. Some examples are, Tina's Garden, Island Naturals, Lucy's,Naung Mai Thai, Loved By the
Sun, Sweet Cane Cafe, Hilo Bay Cafe, Suisan, and Conscious Culture Cafe,just to name a few.
And there are great and affordable alternatives to polystyrene!!! We need to mandate that companies use them
in order to initiate this positive change.
Please support Bill 13
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COUNTY CLERK
Sincerely,
COUNTY OF HAWAI®
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