Send Postcards to Your Oregon 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 Oregon!
[Your Name, City]
Optional points to include
- Bottles and cans litter my neighborhood. Reusables are the solution.
- Other countries have successful beverage refill and reuse systems. Oregon can too!
- Oregon can be a leader and the first US state to pass a refill policy like this.
- Single-use plastic bottles are the #1 source of plastic packaging pollution.
- Reuse creates good green jobs.
- Producing and disposing of plastic harms frontline communities. We can do better for people and the planet.
- Reusables stop plastic pollution and litter at the source.
- Reuse saves us money! Governments and taxpayers save on waste management costs.
- Companies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi should make better packaging choices for people and the planet.
Who To Write To
1. Senator Sollman
Senator Janeen Sollman
900 Court St. NE, S-207
Salem, Oregon 97301
Senator Sollman is a key legislator in helping push this bill forwards.
2. Your Oregon Reps
- Find your representatives and their addresses
- Address postcard(s) to your Senate District rep
- Address postcard(s) to your House District rep
- (Note: Don’t write to your Congressional District rep)
3. Want to write a few more postcards?
Write to these 4 key legislators as well.
Senator David Brock Smith
900 Court St. NE, S-316
Salem, Oregon 97301
Senator Khanh Pham
900 Court St. NE, S-407
Salem, Oregon 97301
Senator Noah Robinson
900 Court St. NE, S-309
Salem, Oregon 97301
Senator Jeff Golden
900 Court St. NE, S-421
Salem, Oregon 97301
4. Want to go above and beyond?
Host a postcard-writing party with friends and family, and send dozens of postcards to your Oregon representatives!
Thank you for advocating. Change doesn’t happen without changemakers like you.
Questions? Email Alex at alex [at] storyofstuff [dot] org.
