CRCQL: Philadelphia City Council to vote Thursday on the Stop Trashing Our Air Act
Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living has been informed that Philadelphia City Council will vote on the bill to ban Philadelphia from sending trash to the Reworld incinerator in Chester this Thursday, Jan. 22, at 10 am and the public will be able to give comment.
CRCQL has organized a shuttle to Philadelphia City Hall, leaving the Access Center in Chester (701 Booth Street) at 9 am on Thursday. If you would like to join the shuttle, please email getinvolved@chesterpaej.org or text 484-402-7530 and arrive by 8:45 am. CRCQL is seeking to pack the Council room.
Whether or not you live in Philadelphia, CRCQL is also encouraging you to make a few calls before the vote to urge that Philadelphia City Council support this act. Please see the list below.
This is a major step in getting Philly to stop burning their trash in Chester City and contributing to air pollution in the region! Contact information for Council members are below.
Priority Councilmembers to contact!
District 1 (map) – Mark Squilla: mark.squilla@phila.gov, (215) 686-3458, (215) 686-3459
District 5 (map) – Jeffery Young, Jr.: jeffery.young@phila.gov, (215) 686-3442, (215) 686-3443
District 8 (map) – Cindy Bass: cindy.bass@phila.gov, (215) 686-3424, (215) 686-3425
Katherine Gilmore Richardson: katherine.gilmore.richardson@phila.gov, (215) 686-0454, (215) 686-0455
Call Script:
I am calling to encourage Councilmember ______ to vote in support of the Stop Trashing Our Air Act. For far too long, Philadelphia has burned their trash in the City of Chester, contributing to pollution and devastating health-related issues for the city and region. Nearly 1/3 of the materials incinerated at the nation’s largest trash incinerator is from Philly. Burning Philadelphia’s trash is making Chester, Philadelphia, and other communities around our region sick. Incineration is the most polluting and expensive way to manage waste. Please vote to permanently ban the practice of trash incineration with Philly’s solid waste. (We encourage you to add personal notes to this).
… and if you’re feeling eager, you may also contact the Council members below about the bill.
District 2 (map) – Kenyatta Johnson (Council President): kenyatta.johnson@phila.gov, (215) 686-3412, (215) 686-3413
District 4 (map) – Curtis Jones, Jr.: curtis.jones@phila.gov, (215) 686-3416, (215) 686-3417
District 6 (map) – Michael Driscoll: mike.driscoll@phila.gov, (215) 686-3444, (215) 686-3445
District 7 (map) – Quetcy Lozada: quetcy.lozada@phila.gov, (215) 686-3448, (215) 686-3449
District 9 (map) – Anthony Phillips: anthony.phillips@phila.gov, (215) 686-3455
District 10 (map) – Brian O’Neill: brian.oneill@phila.gov, (215) 686-3422, (215) 686-3423
At-Large:
Nina Ahmad: nina.ahmad@phila.gov, (215) 686-3450
Kendra Brooks: kendra.brooks@phila.gov, (215) 686-3438, (215) 686-3439
Jim Harrity: jim.harrity@phila.gov, (215) 686-8295, (215) 686-8296
Rue Landau: rue.landau@phila.gov, (215) 686-3420, (215) 686-3421
Nicolas O’Rourke: nicolas.orourke@phila.gov, (215) 686-3452
Isaiah Thomas: isaiah.thomas@phila.gov, (215) 686-3446, (215) 686-3447
