If 25% of the registered voters in the City of Bozeman sign their petition, and the total number signing is 7,128 or more, the vote to modify Bozeman Municipal Code (BMC), Chapter 16 (Environment and Health) will appear on the November 2024 ballot. If a majority of voters vote for this initiative at that election, it will become law here in Bozeman, that the distribution of polystyrene foam food-ware and packing materials, and single-use plastic carryout bags at retail sales establishments will be prohibited. Terry is one of the organizers who are collecting signatures, hoping for at least 8,000 signatures by the July 15th deadline. We wanted to learn more about this, so we invited Terry Quatrarro and her colleague, June Safford, to tell us more about it. We spoke with them on June 17, 2024 in the Beyond the Deep End Studios.

You can find out more by going to: https://www.mtplasticfree.com

You can read the petition and the Initiative here: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/661e9f488497e644e735f54f/t/6650ec36aaf57d7fcc1d9840/1716579383341/52224+PETITION.pdf