Gov. Maura Healey (D-MA) announced that Massachusetts agencies will no longer be permitted to purchase single-use plastic bottles.
She announced the ban on Monday at the Clinton Global Initiative, a summit held by the Clinton Foundation in New York City, leading up to a panel discussion on sustainable ocean conservation practices.
“We know that plastic waste, plastic production are among the leading threats to our oceans, our climate, and environmental justice,” Healey said. “In government, we have an obligation, we also have an opportunity to not only stop contributing to this damage but to chart a better path forward.”
Healey’s plastic ban comes in the form of an executive order, making Massachusetts the first state to stop buying single-use plastics. A spokesperson for Healey said her administration plans to issue executive orders on Thursday to make the ban official, according to the Boston Globe.
so what about all the plastic wrapping everything comes in?
So what will MA agencies use for picnics, employee events, disasters, vending machines in offices, etc., etc.?
Guess they can revert to buckets and ladles, cupped hands, collapsible cups and glass bottles, right?
She must have just finished her copy of ‘Virtue Signaling for Dummies’; probably bought Jack Heath’s copy!
3 guesses about her political party and 1st 2 don’t count.