Cortlandt Plans 2017 Earth Day Activities

From The Town of Cortlandt: The Town of Cortlandt and its all-volunteer Conservation Advisory Council are deeply Committed to the environment and to making sure that our Town and our residents are doing their part to reduce harm to our planet. The Town would like to draw attention to the impact that single-use plastic shopping bags have on our waterways, our wildlife, and our own health. It is our hope that through these education efforts we can encourage more Cortlandt residents to carry reusable bags when they do their shopping, thereby reducing their use of single-use plastic bags.

5 TIPS FOR REDUCING PLASTIC BAG WASTE:

• Be part of a shift away from the use-and-toss culture
• Bring reusable bags each time you go shopping. Each reusable bag can eliminate hundreds (if not thousands) of plastic bags. You can reduce the earth's landfills and prevent harm from being done to our precious wildlife by choosing reusable over paper or plastic.
• Keep reusable bags in your car so they are available when you go shopping.
• Reuse the plastic bags you have. Take them with you on future shopping trips, use them to pick up after your dog, or line your small trash cans with them.
• Don't automatically take a plastic bag. Only buying Small items that are easy to carry? Tell the cashier that you don't need or Want a plastic bag.

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