Send Postcards to Your California Reps
Sample Message
Hi [Representative’s Name],
Please support reuse and refill in the beverage industry. Reusables are the solution to plastic pollution.
This is important to me because ___________________________________. Let’s Bring Back Refill in California!
[Your Name, City]
Optional points to include
- Bottles and cans litter my neighborhood.
- 180 million beverage containers are littered in California every year.
- Other countries have successful beverage refill and reuse systems. California can too!
- A new report from Story of Stuff shows that a 25% reusable beverage target in California would mean 32 million fewer bottles and cans littered each year.
- Companies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi should make better packaging choices for people and the planet.
- A new report from Story of Stuff shows that reuse would bring 11,000 new green jobs to CA.
- Producing and disposing of plastic harms frontline communities. We can do better for people and the planet.
- Reuse saves us money! Governments and taxpayers save on waste management costs.
Who To Write To
1. Senator Blakespear and Assemblymember Bryan
Senator Catherine Blakespear
1021 O Street, Suite 7720
Sacramento, CA 95814
Assemblymember Isaac Bryan
1021 O Street, Suite 5630
Sacramento, CA 95814
They are both committee chairs and key legislators in helping push this bill forwards.
2. Your 2 California Reps
- Find your two state representatives
- Find your Assemblymember’s mailing address and write postcard(s)
- Find your State Senator’s mailing address and write postcard(s)
- (Note: Write to their Capitol Office address)
3. Want to write a few more postcards?
Write to some or all of these 14 committee members and key legislators as well.
Senator Lena Gonzalez
1021 O Street, Suite 8610
Sacramento, CA 95814
Senator Melissa Hurtado
1021 O Street, Suite 6510
Sacramento, CA 95814
Senator Caroline Menjivar
1021 O Street, Suite 6630
Sacramento, CA 95814
Senator Steve Padilla
1021 O Street, Suite 7630
Sacramento, CA 95814
Senator Sasha Renée Pérez
1021 O Street, Suite 6720
Sacramento, CA 95814
Assemblymember Damon Connolly
1021 O Street, Suite 5240
Sacramento, CA 95814
Assemblymember Robert Garcia
1021 O Street, Suite 6240
Sacramento, CA 95814
Assemblymember Matt Haney
1021 O Street, Suite 5740
Sacramento, CA 95814
Assemblymember Ash Kalra
1021 O Street, Suite 4610
Sacramento, CA 95814
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi
1021 O Street, Suite 5310
Sacramento, CA 95814
Assemblymember Gail Pellerin
1021 O Street, Suite 6310
Sacramento, CA 95814
Assemblymember Nick Schultz
1021 O Street, Suite 5150
Sacramento, CA 95814
Assemblymember Buffy Wicks
1021 O Street, Suite 8140
Sacramento, CA 95814
Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur
1021 O Street, Suite 4250
Sacramento, CA 95814
4. Want to go above and beyond?
Host a postcard-writing party with friends and family, and send dozens of postcards to your California representatives!
Thank you for advocating. Change doesn’t happen without changemakers like you.
Questions? Email Alex at alex [at] storyofstuff [dot] org.