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14 <br /> 1 Caffe Driade Lula's <br /> 2 Carolina Coffee Shop Mediterranean Deli <br /> 3 Mellow Mushroom Carrboro Pizza Oven <br /> 4 Carrburitos Taqueria Midici <br /> 5 Cuban Revolution Express Open Eye Caf6 <br /> 6 Dead Mule Club Perrenial <br /> 7 Four Corners Radius <br /> 8 Frutta Bowls Spotted Dog <br /> 9 Glasshalffull Squid's <br /> 10 Hops Burger Bar The Franklin Hotel <br /> 11 Italian Pizzeria 3 The Root Cellar <br /> 12 Kurama Sushi and Noodle Trolly Stop Hot Dogs <br /> 13 La Residence Tyler's Taproom <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Poster advertising screenings & pledge site to "Skip the Straw' <br /> 16 <br /> 17 The `Turtle Lot' downtown Chapel Hill with `straws' (artist's concept) <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Commissioner Marcoplos said he read an article on micro plastics, and he petitioned to <br /> 20 take water samples of public bodies of water in Orange County to see if microplastics are <br /> 21 present. <br /> 22 Commissioner Price said Trader Joe's is going to be decreasing the amount of plastics it <br /> 23 uses. <br /> 24 Chair Rich said Laura Leslie gave up single use plastic for Lent, and she challenged the <br /> 25 County to give up the single use coffee makers. <br /> 26 Blair Pollock said there are reusable single use k-cups. <br /> 27 Commissioner Marcoplos read the proclamation from last year (part of agenda packet) <br /> 28 <br /> 29 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PROCLAMATION <br /> 30 OCTOBER 2018— "REDUCE SINGLE USE PLASTICS MONTH" <br /> 31 & MARCH 2O19 — "SKIP THE STRAW MONTH" <br /> 32 <br /> 33 WHEREAS, single-use plastics such as straws, cups, utensils, and take-out containers are not <br /> 34 recyclable and must be landfilled; and <br /> 35 <br /> 36 WHEREAS, single-use plastic bags are recyclable but still cause harm in the environment; and <br /> 37 <br /> 38 WHEREAS, single-use plastics remain in the environment indefinitely, harming wildlife, <br /> 39 impacting water quality, and diminishing the aesthetic character of the County's outdoor <br /> 40 environment; and <br /> 41 <br /> 42 WHEREAS, plastics do not biodegrade in the environment, but instead break down into smaller <br /> 43 micro-plastics; and <br /> 44 <br /> 45 WHEREAS, single-use plastic pollution presents a danger to public health by increasing the <br /> 46 pathogens and chemicals in animal tissue, waterways and lowering water quality, requiring <br /> 47 significant resources to address; and <br /> 48 <br /> 49 WHEREAS, Orange County and the Towns therein wish to recognize National Skip the Straw <br /> 50 Month to encourage residents to give up single use plastic straws; and <br />