Plastic Pollution Proclamation for
Plastic Free July
Join Towns Around the World with a Proclamation:
July is Plastic Pollution Reduction Month
Definition of a Proclamation: A proclamation is an official declaration issued by a Town Selectboard or City Council to make something known in a public and official announcement.
Plastic Free July
Step 1. Study the international movement: Plastic Free July which includes participants from 177 countries who choose to refuse single-use plastics.
Plastic Pollution Coalition Webinar
Step 2. Watch the Plastic Pollution Coalition webinar with the founder of Plastic Free July
Dover, Hopkinton, and New London Proclamation Templates
Step 3. Download the Dover Proclamation template. Dover chose to ask for July to be proclaimed Plastic Pollution Reduction Month rather than the month be “plastic free” expecting that request to have a higher likelihood of being approved.
There are also proclamations from Hopkinton and New London.
Modify Dover Proclamation Template
Step 4. Download the copy of the Dover Proclamation. Modify the language for your town/city.
Present a Draft and Submit Draft for Review
Step 5. Present a draft of your proclamation to a official partner in your city council/town select board.
Ask your official partner if they need the statement to be reviewed by the city solicitor.
Build on your Proclamation
Step 6. Consider how you can build on your proclamation by asking your library to host a display, offer a community presentation, or create a ‘Take the Challenge’ community campaign.