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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Earth Day is celebrated every April to bring about |
| 3 | | sustainable practices to support environmental protection; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Bring Your Own Bag Illinois is a State effort to |
| 5 | | raise awareness of the sustainable benefits of bringing your |
| 6 | | own bag when you shop; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Plastic bags consume non-renewable resources; |
| 8 | | they are often thrown away and become litter, which pollutes |
| 9 | | our waterways and clogs our storm drains; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Plastic bags endanger local wildlife that ingest |
| 11 | | bags or become entangled in bags; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Reducing the use of single use disposable plastic |
| 13 | | shopping bags will keep plastic bags out of our landfills, help |
| 14 | | reduce plastic bag litter, prevent clogged storm drains, and |
| 15 | | protect our wildlife; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 17 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 18 | | designate April of 2017 as Bring Your Own Bag Month in the |
| 19 | | State of Illinois and call upon all residents to bring reusable |
| 20 | | shopping bags instead of plastic shopping bags with the goal of |