“Skip the Stuff” in the Town of Southold, NY
Surfrider’s volunteer-led Eastern Long Island Chapter is committed to reducing plastic pollution in Southold, NY, by passing a “Skip the Stuff” ordinance.
This ordinance flips the norm and will change customer expectations for restaurant takeout and delivery food. Under Skip the Stuff, instead of expecting to receive extra items like utensils and condiments, customers will expect to not receive those items unless they specifically request them.
In addition to protecting our ocean against plastic pollution, this bill will save restaurants money. Nationally, restaurants spend about $20 billion per year on such disposable items. A study in Red Bank, NJ, found that restaurants implementing Skip the Stuff sent 94% less “stuff” out the door, saving money and reducing waste.
The Eastern Long Island Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation hosts many beach cleanups, and the single-use plastic items addressed in this bill are some of the most commonly found and expensive to clean up. For example, New York City residents and businesses pay $42 million to manage foodservice disposables.
Reducing plastic waste is an environmental justice issue. Nearly 80% of waste incinerators are located in low-income communities and/or communities of color, and the pollutants produced by incinerating plastic have toxic effects when inhaled.
Plastic litter exacerbates the plastic pollution human health crisis; plastic particles have been found in drinking water, food, human bodies, and practically every inch of the globe. Plastic is a petroleum-based product that degrades very slowly in the natural environment, contains toxic additives, and contributes to the climate crisis.
Join us, and ask the Southold Town Board to support this ordinance! Take a couple of minutes and sign our petition asking them to reduce the harm plastic pollution perpetuates on our environment, frontline communities, and human health.
This ordinance flips the norm and will change customer expectations for restaurant takeout and delivery food. Under Skip the Stuff, instead of expecting to receive extra items like utensils and condiments, customers will expect to not receive those items unless they specifically request them.
In addition to protecting our ocean against plastic pollution, this bill will save restaurants money. Nationally, restaurants spend about $20 billion per year on such disposable items. A study in Red Bank, NJ, found that restaurants implementing Skip the Stuff sent 94% less “stuff” out the door, saving money and reducing waste.
The Eastern Long Island Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation hosts many beach cleanups, and the single-use plastic items addressed in this bill are some of the most commonly found and expensive to clean up. For example, New York City residents and businesses pay $42 million to manage foodservice disposables.
Reducing plastic waste is an environmental justice issue. Nearly 80% of waste incinerators are located in low-income communities and/or communities of color, and the pollutants produced by incinerating plastic have toxic effects when inhaled.
Plastic litter exacerbates the plastic pollution human health crisis; plastic particles have been found in drinking water, food, human bodies, and practically every inch of the globe. Plastic is a petroleum-based product that degrades very slowly in the natural environment, contains toxic additives, and contributes to the climate crisis.
Join us, and ask the Southold Town Board to support this ordinance! Take a couple of minutes and sign our petition asking them to reduce the harm plastic pollution perpetuates on our environment, frontline communities, and human health.
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“Skip the Stuff” in the Town of Southold, NY
Please sign the petition below and let the Southold Town Board know you want to Skip the Stuff!
“Skip the Stuff” in the Town of Southold, NY
I am your constituent, and I support the Town of Southold passing a “Skip the Stuff” ordinance. Please help this ordinance become law.
This ordinance flips the norm and will change customer expectations for restaurant takeout and delivery food. Under Skip the Stuff, instead of expecting to receive extra items like utensils and condiments, customers will expect to not receive those items unless they specifically request them.
In addition to protecting our ocean against plastic pollution, this bill will save restaurants money. Nationally, restaurants spend about $20 billion per year on such disposable items. A study in Red Bank, NJ, found that restaurants implementing Skip the Stuff sent 94% less “stuff” out the door, saving money and reducing waste.
The Eastern Long Island Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation hosts many beach cleanups, and the single-use plastic items addressed in this bill are some of the most commonly found and expensive to clean up. For example, New York City residents and businesses pay $42 million to manage foodservice disposables.
Reducing plastic waste is an environmental justice issue. Nearly 80% of waste incinerators are located in low-income communities and/or communities of color, and the pollutants produced by incinerating plastic have toxic effects when inhaled.
Plastic litter exacerbates the plastic pollution human health crisis; plastic particles have been found in drinking water, food, human bodies, and practically every inch of the globe. Plastic is a petroleum-based product that degrades very slowly in the natural environment, contains toxic additives, and contributes to the climate crisis.
This bill also honors customer choice. Nearly all – 98% – of online restaurant takeout and delivery orders are eaten at home or in an office, where reusable utensils are available and preferred. Most Southold residents have a drawer crammed with plastic utensils, chopsticks, and ketchup and mustard packets, which are often included with a meal, even when specifically requested not to be.
Please support a “Skip the Stuff” ordinance.
This ordinance flips the norm and will change customer expectations for restaurant takeout and delivery food. Under Skip the Stuff, instead of expecting to receive extra items like utensils and condiments, customers will expect to not receive those items unless they specifically request them.
In addition to protecting our ocean against plastic pollution, this bill will save restaurants money. Nationally, restaurants spend about $20 billion per year on such disposable items. A study in Red Bank, NJ, found that restaurants implementing Skip the Stuff sent 94% less “stuff” out the door, saving money and reducing waste.
The Eastern Long Island Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation hosts many beach cleanups, and the single-use plastic items addressed in this bill are some of the most commonly found and expensive to clean up. For example, New York City residents and businesses pay $42 million to manage foodservice disposables.
Reducing plastic waste is an environmental justice issue. Nearly 80% of waste incinerators are located in low-income communities and/or communities of color, and the pollutants produced by incinerating plastic have toxic effects when inhaled.
Plastic litter exacerbates the plastic pollution human health crisis; plastic particles have been found in drinking water, food, human bodies, and practically every inch of the globe. Plastic is a petroleum-based product that degrades very slowly in the natural environment, contains toxic additives, and contributes to the climate crisis.
This bill also honors customer choice. Nearly all – 98% – of online restaurant takeout and delivery orders are eaten at home or in an office, where reusable utensils are available and preferred. Most Southold residents have a drawer crammed with plastic utensils, chopsticks, and ketchup and mustard packets, which are often included with a meal, even when specifically requested not to be.
Please support a “Skip the Stuff” ordinance.
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“Skip the Stuff” in the Town of Southold, NY
Surfrider’s volunteer-led Eastern Long Island Chapter is committed to reducing plastic pollution in Southold, NY, by passing a “Skip the Stuff” ordinance.
This ordinance flips the norm and will change customer expectations for restaurant takeout and delivery food. Under Skip the Stuff, instead of expecting to receive extra items like utensils and condiments, customers will expect to not receive those items unless they specifically request them.
In addition to protecting our ocean against plastic pollution, this bill will save restaurants money. Nationally, restaurants spend about $20 billion per year on such disposable items. A study in Red Bank, NJ, found that restaurants implementing Skip the Stuff sent 94% less “stuff” out the door, saving money and reducing waste.
The Eastern Long Island Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation hosts many beach cleanups, and the single-use plastic items addressed in this bill are some of the most commonly found and expensive to clean up. For example, New York City residents and businesses pay $42 million to manage foodservice disposables.
Reducing plastic waste is an environmental justice issue. Nearly 80% of waste incinerators are located in low-income communities and/or communities of color, and the pollutants produced by incinerating plastic have toxic effects when inhaled.
Plastic litter exacerbates the plastic pollution human health crisis; plastic particles have been found in drinking water, food, human bodies, and practically every inch of the globe. Plastic is a petroleum-based product that degrades very slowly in the natural environment, contains toxic additives, and contributes to the climate crisis.
Join us, and ask the Southold Town Board to support this ordinance! Take a couple of minutes and sign our petition asking them to reduce the harm plastic pollution perpetuates on our environment, frontline communities, and human health.
This ordinance flips the norm and will change customer expectations for restaurant takeout and delivery food. Under Skip the Stuff, instead of expecting to receive extra items like utensils and condiments, customers will expect to not receive those items unless they specifically request them.
In addition to protecting our ocean against plastic pollution, this bill will save restaurants money. Nationally, restaurants spend about $20 billion per year on such disposable items. A study in Red Bank, NJ, found that restaurants implementing Skip the Stuff sent 94% less “stuff” out the door, saving money and reducing waste.
The Eastern Long Island Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation hosts many beach cleanups, and the single-use plastic items addressed in this bill are some of the most commonly found and expensive to clean up. For example, New York City residents and businesses pay $42 million to manage foodservice disposables.
Reducing plastic waste is an environmental justice issue. Nearly 80% of waste incinerators are located in low-income communities and/or communities of color, and the pollutants produced by incinerating plastic have toxic effects when inhaled.
Plastic litter exacerbates the plastic pollution human health crisis; plastic particles have been found in drinking water, food, human bodies, and practically every inch of the globe. Plastic is a petroleum-based product that degrades very slowly in the natural environment, contains toxic additives, and contributes to the climate crisis.
Join us, and ask the Southold Town Board to support this ordinance! Take a couple of minutes and sign our petition asking them to reduce the harm plastic pollution perpetuates on our environment, frontline communities, and human health.
