Green Needham’s Plastic Waste Reduction team has restarted the effort to reduce plastic shopping bag waste in Needham. In early 2018, the Select Board unanimously approved a policy that requested stores of over 3,500 square feet in size to voluntarily discontinue providing single-use plastic shopping bags to customers. We were grateful that the stores complied with the policy. However, over time, some of these large retailers in Needham shifted back to either using the thin single-use plastic bag or began offering the thicker form of bags.
Passionate about this topic? Would you like to help? Read more about Green Needham’s Plastic Waste Reduction Team.
Please reach out to our Plastic Waste Reduction team leader, Rob Fernandez by filling out the volunteer form below and Rob will contact you.
