From: "Orr, Michael" <morr@cambridgema.gov> Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 3:57 PM To: Ruth Ryals <rryals@comcast.net>, John H Howard <jhh@alum.mit.edu> Subject: Reusable Bag Drive Announcement Ruth and John, I¹d also love if you could pass along info about the reusable bag drive to help collect bags for those who need reusables before the ordinance takes effect. Thanks! Reusable Bag Drive: Please Donate! The Cambridge Recycling Advisory Committee (RAC) is sponsoring a reusable bag drive which will run through Jan 2016. Many of us have more reusable bags than we actually use. Let¹s reuse and donate clean, empty and useful bags! Our goal is to collect 10,000 bags and give them to Cambridge residents that need them most. Here¹s a list of locations accepting donations of reusable bags including the North Cambridge Senior Center and City Hall: 1. Main Library, 449 Broadway, 1st floor entrance 2. City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Ave, 1st floor near the brochure stand 3. City Annex, 344 Broadway, 2nd floor 4. Recycling Center, 147 Hampshire St, In the back right corner of the DPW yard 5. Department of Public Works, 147 Hampshire St, 1st floor main lobby 6. North Cambridge Senior Center, 2050 Massachusetts Ave, 1st floor main lobby 7. Cambridge Police Department, 126 Sixth St, 1st floor by prescription drug kiosk 8. Harvard University Smith Campus Center, 1350 Mass Ave 9. Tobin School, 197 Vassal Lane, main entrance 10. Morse School, 40 Granite St, main entrance on right 11. Water Department, 250 Fresh Pond Parkway, inside ranger station This effort is in advance of the Bring Your Own Bag Ordinance <http://www.cambridgema.gov/BYOB> (BYOB) which takes effect March 31, 2016. We¹ll be reminding residents to bring their bag to avoid the mandatory 10¢ charge on all checkout bags at businesses. No more single use plastic bags will be allowed. The purpose of the Ordinance is to reduce disposable checkout bags by retail establishments to protect the marine environment, advance solid waste reduction, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect waterways. The Ordinance seeks to reduce the number of plastic and paper bags being burned, used, discarded and littered, and to promote the use of reusable checkout bags.