Tell Your Councilmember: Now is Not the Time for a Bottle Bill

D.C. is already too expensive and the city’s businesses are facing an economic downturn. Now the D.C. Council is considering a costly bottle bill that would raise prices on everyday grocery items for residents and hurt local small businesses.

Our city needs support, not higher prices.

Tell your Councilmember: say NO to a bottle bill TODAY.

Send a letter to the D.C. council and make a difference.

Dear [Lawmaker],

I am writing to express my concern and opposition to the proposed bottle bill in D.C., which would hurt working families, local businesses and our city.

Owning a small business is challenging. We work hard every day to support our employees, stay open for our customers and be part of our local communities. But it’s not easy. We’re living in challenging economic circumstances. The last thing we need is a policy that would increase costs and force small businesses to take on new financial and administrative burdens.

Under the bill, we would be forced to absorb additional burdens of this program, including the likely lost sales to businesses in Virginia and Maryland that can sell their beverages at a lower price. This would not only cut into our already tight margins, impacting wages, staff hours and even jobs, but also not accomplish the environmental outcomes we all want.

Businesses operate on these margins, and the D.C. Bottle Bill would also mean we would have to pass these higher costs on to our customers who can’t afford higher grocery bills when there is so much economic uncertainty going on in the city.

We urge you to OPPOSE the D.C. Bottle Bill and instead work to find a better solution to protect our city and our environment.

Please say NO to the D.C. Bottle Bill.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,
______

First Name

Last Name

Phone

Address

Zip