A local advisory board will be looking at whether the city can play a role in reducing the amount of disposable plastic products used in Lawrence.
The city’s Sustainability Advisory Board voted earlier this month to make the issue of single-use plastics one of its priorities. Lawrence-Douglas County Sustainability Director Jasmin Moore said the board is forming a community work group to study single-use plastics, such as plastic bags, straws and food containers, and potential ways to reduce their use.
Moore, who is the board’s staff liaison, said the board took up the issue in response to calls from several community groups for a plastic bag ban or other restriction. After hearing public comment on the issue, Moore said the board decided it wanted to look at the topic more broadly and consider all single-use plastic products and strategies to reduce waste.
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