Please join Zero Waste Providence and Groundwork Rhode Island to support Providence's new city-wide plastic bag ban! We will be sewing donated fabric from Ocean State Job Lot to create one-of-a-kind cloth shopping bags that we will then be distributing to schools, libraries, health centers, and small stores to help make sure all Providence residents have easier access to reusable bags. Please see flyers in English and Spanish below. If you have your own sewing machines and th

2/6/2020 meeting overview: We met at RI State House for this meeting. There were hearings for 4 important environmental bills, including a statewide plastic bag ban! BAGS: -Continue to restock 9 Providence Libraries with bags (as needed) -Next "Sew-In" scheduled for Saturday, Feb 22nd from 10am-4pm at the Renaissance Church, 184 Broad Street, Providence RI. Please RSVP via Facebook -Keep an eye out for any upcoming news on the state-wide plastic bag ban Subcommittee Updates: