{"id":7988,"date":"2018-02-16T18:42:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T23:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?p=7988"},"modified":"2018-02-21T12:54:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T17:54:40","slug":"board-of-selectmen-public-hearing-on-a-new-plastic-check-out-bag-policy-february-27-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/2018\/02\/board-of-selectmen-public-hearing-on-a-new-plastic-check-out-bag-policy-february-27-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Selectmen Public Hearing on a New Plastic Check-Out Bag Policy \u2013 February 27, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BOS-New-2017-Banner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BOS-New-2017-Banner-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BOS-New-2017-Banner-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BOS-New-2017-Banner-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BOS-New-2017-Banner.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Needham\u2019s Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on <b class=\"c\">Tuesday, February 27<\/b>, 2018 at <b class=\"c\">7:00 pm<\/b> in the Selectmen\u2019s Chambers at the Needham Town Hall to gather input about a new plastic check-out bag policy.  The board is currently considering a proposal to encourage larger stores to voluntarily eliminate their use of plastic bags for checkout. <\/p>\n<p>Green Needham&#8217;s Bag Ban Team endorses a <b>mandatory<\/b> ban, and <b class=\"c\">we urge you to attend the hearing and encourage the Selectmen to adopt this more straight-forward approach<\/b>.  <\/p>\n<p>The reasons for eliminating the use of single-use plastic check-out bags are clear, as we outlined in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/2017\/12\/globe-wests-the-argument-should-needham-ban-single-use-plastic-bags\/\">recent Boston Globe article<\/a>.  The Board of Selectmen understands the issue and is committed to reducing their impact on the community.  Green Needham Collaborative is advocating for a mandatory ban because it is easier to implement and consistent with how the other 60 towns in Massachusetts have moved forward in cutting single-use plastic bag consumption.<\/p>\n<p>Please join us in supporting this initiative by attending the public hearing and letting your voice be heard.  You can provide written comments to the Board of Selectmen, c\/o Needham Town Hall, 1471 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA or <a href=\"mailto:selectmen@needhamma.gov\">by email<\/a>.  In addition, please share the word about the public hearing and encourage your friends and family to attend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Needham\u2019s Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 7:00 pm in the Selectmen\u2019s Chambers at the Needham Town Hall to gather input about a new plastic check-out bag policy. 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