PA House Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler speaking at Zero Waste PA press conference in April 2019, alongside 10 other PA House Reps. Photo Credit: Author
Letter to the Editor of The Delco Times:
Published 04/27/19
Dear Editor,
As the nation celebrates Earth Day this week, it’s important to applaud the leadership of our local elected officials working to protect our environment.
In particular, I was excited to hear about Chester County Reps. Danielle Friel Otten and Melissa Shusterman introducing legislation to create composting systems and improve systems for “hard to recycle” items like plastic and styrofoam packaging.
The representatives proposals are part of a larger package of bills being introduced in the Pennsylvania General Assembly called the “Zero Waste PA” legislation.
In total, the Zero Waste Pa. legislation will promote more recycling across the state, address pollution from single use plastics and chronic litter problems facing many communities, and help divert waste from our landfills and incinerators.
This Earth Day, Reps. Friel Otten and Shusterman deserve a pat on the back from their constituents for their work to make sure that every day is Earth Day.
Jessica Bellwoar
Conservation Associate
PennEnvironment
JESSICA BELLWOAR 