FOUR ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILORS GOT THE BALL ROLLING LAST WEEK TO BAN SINGLE PLASTICS IN THE CITY. THE CLEAN AND GREEN RETAIL ORDINANCE FOR ALBUQUERQUE WAS JUST INTRODUCED AT LAST MONDAY’S COUNCIL MEETING. COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS IS ONE OF THE FOUR WHO INTRODUCED THE MEASURE AND SAYS IT’S AN EFFORT THAT’S BEEN WORKED ON NOW SINCE LAST YEAR. BUT HE SAYS A NORTH VALLEY CLASS OF 1ST GRADERS CONVINCED THE COUNCIL THE PROPOSAL WAS NEEDED AFTER PICKING UP A LOT OF BAGS ON THEIR WALK IN THE NORTH VALLEY.
DAVIS SAYS HE AND COUNCILOR ISAAC BENTON THEN STARTED DRAFTING THE BILL. COUNCILORS CYNTHIA BORREGO AND DIANE GIBSON JOINED THE EFFORT. IF IT’S APPROVED, THE MEASURE WOULD BAN PLASTIC BAGS, STYROFOAM TAKE OUT CONTAINERS AND PLASTIC STRAWS, ALLOWING BUSINESSES TO REPLACE THOSE WITH RECYCLABLE PAPER BAGS AND STRAWS.
DAVIS SAYS THEY HOPE TO PICK UP A 5TH VOTE FOR THIS PROCESS.
