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Attachment 1 <br />Auletta, Jennifer <br />Subject: FW: Support for polystyrene ban <br />From: Carrie Spector <br />Sent: Thursday, May 12, 20112:56 PM <br />To: Ornelas, Kathy; Cassidy, Stephen; Reed, Ursula; Souza, Diana; Starosciak, Joyce; Cutter, Pauline; Gregory, Michael; <br />Prola, Jim <br />Subject: Support for polystyrene ban <br />Dear Mayor Cassidy and City Councilmembers, <br />As a resident of District 2 in San Leandro, I was happy to hear about a proposed ban on the use of polystyrene containers <br />for takeout food and beverages in the city, and I urge you to support this effort. <br />I am often disappointed and ashamed to see polystyrene containers in use at our local restaurants. Many of our <br />neighboring cities have already banned the use of these containers, including Hayward, Oakland, Fremont, and <br />Alameda. When San Leandro began its curbside green waste pickup program, I was so proud to tell friends in other cities <br />how advanced San Leandro was with this effort. But the sight of polystyrene containers, given what we know about their <br />environmental and health implications, makes me feel embarrassed to live in a community so far behind its neighbors on <br />this issue. Berkeley implemented its ban on polystyrene more than 20 years ago! <br />I appreciate your consideration of this ban, and hope you'll do right by San Leandro and the environment by supporting <br />it. <br />Best regards, <br />Carrie Spector <br />