Click on any of the titles below for letters that can be downloaded and sent to state or federal legislators. There are also several petitions you can sign. To learn who represents you in the legislature, enter the pertinent information here:
Letters to Businesses:
Local Government:
Resolutions to Reduce Single-use Throwaway Plastics
- Sign the Resolution for the City of St. Peter
- Sign the Resolution for the City of Mankato
- Sign the Resolution for the City of North Mankato
Skip the Stuff Program
Info, Talking Points and Poster
Minnesota State Government:
- Packaging Waste & Cost Reduction (3 bills); passed due to your support!
- Electronic Waste Recycling: Letter to MN Legislators (Doc)
- Reverse Pre-emptive Bag Ban: Letter to MN Legislators (Doc) and Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Beverage Container Deposit: Letter to MN Legislators (Doc)
- Test and Report Phthalates: Letter to MN Legislators (Doc) and Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Ban Toxic Chemicals in Plastics: Letter to MN Legislators (Doc)
- Ban Single-Use Plastics: Letter to MN Legislators (Doc)
- Ban Paraquat Herbicide: Letter to MN Legislators (Doc)
- Protect Wild Rice: Letter to MN Legislators (Doc)
- Reducing Food Waste and Supporting Local Food Rescue: Letter to MN Legislators (Doc)
- Reducing Plastic Waste in Hospitality: Letter to MN Legislators (Doc)
- Support Battery Recycling: Letter to MN Legislators (Doc)
Federal Government:
- Chemical Recycling Ban: Fact Sheet (PDF) and Letter to Legislators (Doc)
- PVC Ban: Letter to Legislators (Doc) and Letter to EPA (Doc)
- Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act: Bill Details and Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Global Treaty: Letter to Legislators (Doc)
- Protect the Toxic Substances Control Act from the Chemical Lobby: Letter to Legislators (Doc)
- Research for Environmental Uses and Sustainable Economies (REUSE) Act of 2025: Letter to Legislators (Doc)