Stop Construction Site Plastic Pollution in New Jersey
Sign our petition! Surfrider’s two New Jersey Chapters are determined to stop plastic pollution from construction sites, a source that has gotten little attention to date, despite the growing public concern over the human and environmental health impacts from plastic.
Our volunteers are working to pass ordinances in New Jersey towns that would require construction sites to contain and remove plastic particles and dust that is created when cutting or drilling boards made of chemically treated lumber and composite plastic. There are currently no requirements to contain these pollutants, which quickly blow or drain into our local environment and waterways. Once there, this pollution is nearly impossible to clean up due to its small size.
These ordinances would require contractors to use vacuum attachments on saws, cut and drill lumber in confined spaces, such as a tent or hood, use tarps to collect dust, and properly dispose of these debris.
Plastic dust exacerbates the plastic pollution crisis; plastic particles have been found in drinking water, food, human bodies, and in practically every inch of the globe. Plastic is a petroleum based product which degrades very slowly in the natural environment, contains toxins, and contributes to the climate crises. Plastic pollution poses significant health risks to humans, especially those in underserved communities where the majority of plastic manufacturing and waste management infrastructure is located.
Join Surfrider and stop plastic pollution from construction sites – sign our petition!
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Stop Construction Site Plastic Pollution in New Jersey
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Stop Construction Site Plastic Pollution
I am your constituent and I am adding my name in support of passing an ordinance to stop plastic pollution from construction sites.
Such an ordinance would require construction sites to contain and remove plastic particles and dust that is made when cutting or drilling boards made of chemically treated lumber and composite plastic. There are currently no requirements to contain these pollutants, which quickly blow or drain into our local environment and waterways. Once there, this pollution is nearly impossible to clean up due to its small size.
Plastic dust exacerbates the plastic pollution crisis; plastic particles have been found in drinking water, food, human bodies, and in practically every inch of the globe. Plastic is a petroleum based product which degrades very slowly in the natural environment, contains toxins, and contributes to the climate crises. Plastic pollution poses significant health risks to humans, especially those in underserved communities where the majority of plastic manufacturing and waste management infrastructure is located.
Please support and pass an ordinance stopping plastic pollution from construction sites, thank you.
Such an ordinance would require construction sites to contain and remove plastic particles and dust that is made when cutting or drilling boards made of chemically treated lumber and composite plastic. There are currently no requirements to contain these pollutants, which quickly blow or drain into our local environment and waterways. Once there, this pollution is nearly impossible to clean up due to its small size.
Plastic dust exacerbates the plastic pollution crisis; plastic particles have been found in drinking water, food, human bodies, and in practically every inch of the globe. Plastic is a petroleum based product which degrades very slowly in the natural environment, contains toxins, and contributes to the climate crises. Plastic pollution poses significant health risks to humans, especially those in underserved communities where the majority of plastic manufacturing and waste management infrastructure is located.
Please support and pass an ordinance stopping plastic pollution from construction sites, thank you.
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Stop Construction Site Plastic Pollution in New Jersey
Sign our petition! Surfrider’s two New Jersey Chapters are determined to stop plastic pollution from construction sites, a source that has gotten little attention to date, despite the growing public concern over the human and environmental health impacts from plastic.
Our volunteers are working to pass ordinances in New Jersey towns that would require construction sites to contain and remove plastic particles and dust that is created when cutting or drilling boards made of chemically treated lumber and composite plastic. There are currently no requirements to contain these pollutants, which quickly blow or drain into our local environment and waterways. Once there, this pollution is nearly impossible to clean up due to its small size.
These ordinances would require contractors to use vacuum attachments on saws, cut and drill lumber in confined spaces, such as a tent or hood, use tarps to collect dust, and properly dispose of these debris.
Plastic dust exacerbates the plastic pollution crisis; plastic particles have been found in drinking water, food, human bodies, and in practically every inch of the globe. Plastic is a petroleum based product which degrades very slowly in the natural environment, contains toxins, and contributes to the climate crises. Plastic pollution poses significant health risks to humans, especially those in underserved communities where the majority of plastic manufacturing and waste management infrastructure is located.
Join Surfrider and stop plastic pollution from construction sites – sign our petition!
