HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0107.086 2016-2018 Murashige, Laura
From: Ardena Saarinen <ardena@hawaii.edu>
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2017 4:11 PM
To: Council Testimony COUNTY CLERK
Subject: Bill 13 COUNTY OF HAWAI' •
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Subject: Bill 13
Aloha kakou members of the council,
I support the initiative proposed by Councilwoman O'Hara to reduce the amount of polystyrene foam food
containers & food service ware on Hawai'i Island starting on July 1st, 2018. It is important for us to make
decisions that promote the health and wellness of our island communities and native wildlife. Bill 13 is one of
such crucial steps in the right direction, and will lead us on a pathway towards a zero-waste and sustainability
for our island home.
Styrofoam was a mistake by humans. We need to start the change here.
Do not be fooled by the chemical companies and the poor people they have fooled who now claim that people's
plate lunch will be affected or that they will be priced out of business. That is absurd. Plate lunches existed
before polystyrene and take-out will continue and can continue with socially and environmentally sound
alternatives that already exist.
Aloha me ka ha'a ha'a,
Ardena Saarinen
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