WEST CHESTER â Local elected officials, including the mayor of West Chester, discussed solutions Wednesday for reducing plastic pollution. The discussion comes on the heels of the release of a new report, Local Solutions to Local Pollution.
The study, which surveyed Pennsylvania local officials about single-use plastic pollution concerns, offers policy solutions for tackling the problem.
Specifically, the report features feedback from 100 local officials across 23 Pennsylvania counties on the issue of single-use plastic litter and pollution. The vast majority of those surveyed were concerned about the effect that single-use plastics, such as plastic bags, were having on their community in the form of litter and environmental damage. The survey also showed that the majority of officials supported implementing local ordinances or broader state legislation: 80 percent of respondents wanted to or would consider passing legislation, and 90 percent would consider resolutions calli