Mayor: Michael Udine Vice Mayor: Jared E. Moskowitz Commissioners: Dave Rosenof, Jay D. Smith & Mark Weissman City Manager: Caryn Gardner-Young Parkland City Hall 6600 University Drive Parkland, FL 33067 info@cityofparkland.org		City Hall Hours: Weekdays 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Building Dept: Weekdays 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM City Hall (Phone) (954) 753-5040 (Fax) (954) 341-5161 Building (Phone) (954) 753-5447 (Fax) (954) 753-8838 Police, Fire & Medical Emergencies: Dial 911 Non Emergency Fire or Police (954) 753-5050 After Hours, Non-Public Safety (Public Works) Non Emergencies: (954) 913-0499

Parkland City Update
Department: City Administration
Posted May 7, 2008

Environmentally Friendly Shopping Bags

Join the City of Parkland and become Environmentally Proud. We are all responsible for maintaining and fostering a clean, healthy environment. Reusable bags help reduce waste and pollution from plastic and paper bags, and promote earth conscious alternatives. The City of Parkland is selling Environmentally Friendly Shopping Bags at City Hall and the Parkland Amphitheater for $3.00 per bag. Hurry now – a limited quantity is available.

Some Interesting Facts:

• Plastic bags aren’t biodegradable. They actually go through a process called photo degradation—breaking down into smaller and smaller toxic particles that contaminate both soil and water, and end up entering the food chain when animals accidentally ingest them.
• According to the Environmental Protection Agency, more than 380 billion plastic bags are used in the United States every year. Of those, approximately 100 billion are plastic shopping bags, which cost retailers about $4 billion annually.
• Hundreds of thousands of whales, dolphins, sea turtles and other marine mammals die every year after eating discarded plastic bags they mistake for food.