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Town approves petition to ban single‑use plastic bags
Summary
Town Meeting voted unanimously to adopt a petitioner’s article banning single‑use plastic bags; a Hanover High School student urged action citing environmental harm and many neighboring towns’ bans.
Erin Schiller introduced Article 41 and said she was presenting on behalf of her daughter, Lexi Schiller, a Hanover High School junior who addressed Town Meeting about the environmental harms of single‑use plastic bags and local precedents. Lexi summarized research on plastics’ long lifetimes, microplastic formation, and local bag‑ban adoption by neighboring towns.
The Advisory Committee recommended approval, praising the petitioner’s research and youth civic engagement. Several residents—including Caleb Estebrooks, who noted watershed impacts—thanked the petitioner and urged support. Town Meeting approved the article by voice vote (simple majority required).
The petition will result in an amendment to the town’s general bylaws restricting single‑use plastic carryout bags as written in the warrant.
