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Lowell Sustainability Council votes to send city letter urging school, municipal ban on polystyrene
Summary
An advisory vote directed staff to route a letter up the city chain recommending a styrofoam (polystyrene) ban starting with schools and municipal properties, following a small-business survey that showed mixed reactions and cost concerns.
The Lowell Sustainability Council voted to send a letter to city staff urging action on polystyrene (styrofoam) food containers, asking the sustainability division and Department of Public Works to advance consideration of a ban in schools and on municipal properties and to recommend next steps toward a broader citywide ban.
Council member Ryan, a middle school English teacher and council volunteer, presented survey results from outreach to local small businesses and moved the primary motion: “Move to write a letter to Catherine, just to have her redirect to appropriate channels to advocate for, outright, ban on styrofoam in schools as well as municipal, properties and to recommend a total ban in the city and then provide, if the city is not willing to do that, some steps that would help to move toward that.” Mikaela (council member)…
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