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Plymouth Township
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

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Over the last 2+ years, Plymouth Township’s Environmental Advisory Board (EAB) has explored a ban on some single-use plastic bags throughout the township. Numerous studies have documented the prevalence of single-use plastic bags littering the environment, blocking storm drains, entering local waterways, and becoming stuck in or upon natural resources and public property. The taxpayers of Plymouth Township pay the costs related to the cleanup of single-use plastic bags from the roadways, trees, sewers, waters, and parks within the Township.

The ordinance aims to reduce the use of single-use bags and limit automatic provision of single-use plastic utensils and straws throughout the township. Reducing plastic use in these ways will help:

  • cut down on plastic litter in our environment, including in our streets, parks, trees, streams, rivers, and waterways.
  • relieve pressure on recyclers, who cite single-use plastic bags as a major source of contamination and inefficiency within the recycling stream.
  • promote the use of reusable, compostable, and recyclable materials within Plymouth Township, and to preserve the natural, scenic, historic, and aesthetic values of Plymouth Township.
  • relieve the pressure for landfills to manage the disposition of single-use products.
  • reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and solid waste generation.

Similar ordinances have been implemented in many neighboring municipalities including Whitemarsh, Upper Merion, and Upper Moreland townships. In our outreach efforts to residents and businesses (detailed below), we received a total of 131 completed feedback forms. Here is a graphic summary of our survey’s results, including the common points against the ordinance.

Single-use plastic bags often end up in our waterways, like in this photo at Bicentennial Park.

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