Surfrider calls for Kauai plastic ban
Surfrider calls for Kauai plastic ban
Surfrider Foundation chapter on Kauai applauds the Honolulu City & County Council for passing a bill banning the use of Styrofoam and plastic food-service-related items. This came about because of strong community support for the bill and for cleaner beaches and waters.
Maui and Hawaii counties have already passed similar ordinances. Kauai is the last county in the state of Hawaii that does not limit the sale and use of Styrofoam.
We learned from the passage of the plastic-bag ban on Kauai that simple, inexpensive efforts can make an immediate and big difference in the cleanliness of our marine environment. Surfrider works constantly to keep up with the amount of plastic coming ashore.
On average, Surfrider through volunteers at beach cleanups collects 10,000 pounds of marine debris each month from Kauai’s shores. Our beaches would look very different if we stopped for even a week. We really need to stop plastic from getting into the ocean in the first place.
In TGI issue of Dec. 8, Allan Parachini discusses the political history behind such a bill on Kauai, and calls for immediate action on the part of the County Council and Mayor Kawakami. We have heard councilmembers Mason Chock and Luke Evslin are developing such a bill.
We encourage all readers who are opposed to the inundation of plastic in the environment to contact Mayor Kawakami (241-4900 or mayor@kauai.gov) and the Kauai County Council at councilmembers@kauai.gov, telling them you support an ordinance protecting the oceans from plastic marine debris.
Cynthia Welti, Chair, Kauai Chapter, The Surfrider Foundation
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I do not support this ban. I eat at L &L BBQ restaurant all the time. My favorite is their Ahi Garlic plate grilled. They still use plastic bags. I fully support them. Wal-Mart has banned the use of plastics bags already.
A few thoughts on this ban of plastic bags.
Now I can tell visitors to avoid that particular local spot.