Send Postcards to Your State Reps
Sample Message
Hi [Representative’s Name],
Please support bringing reuse and refill to the beverage industry!
Plastic bottles are the #1 source of plastic packaging pollution. Reusables are the solution. This is important to me because ___________________________________.
[Your Name, City]
Optional points to include
- I often see bottles and cans littering my neighborhood.
- Other countries have successful beverage refill and reuse systems. [Our state] can too!
- [Our state] 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. Your 2 State Reps
- Find your state representatives and their addresses
- Address postcard(s) to your Senate Senator
- Address postcard(s) to your State Assemblymember
2. Want to write more postcards?
- Look up your State Governor and their address
- Address postcard(s) to your State Governor
3. Want to go above and beyond?
Host a postcard-writing party with friends and family, and send dozens of postcards to your state representatives!
Thank you for advocating. Change doesn’t happen without changemakers like you.
Questions? Email Alex at alex [at] storyofstuff [dot] org.
