The Clean Water Ad Hoc Committee’s “Hard Pass On Plastics” free reusable bags are available at various locations in Holmes Beach, Anna Maria and Longboat Key. Some of the bags also reference Anna Maria Island and those intended for Longboat Key and beyond do not.
Funded by the city of Holmes Beach for approximately $5,000, the reusable bags are part of the Clean Water Committee’s ongoing efforts to protect and enhance the Island’s water quality – and removing plastic bags from the natural waterways and canals is part of those efforts.
Designed for shopping and other uses, the free reusable bags are now available at Holmes Beach City Hall, the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce office in Holmes Beach and the Anna Maria Island Historical Museum in Anna Maria.
Clean Water Committee member Scott MacGregor distributed the free bags during the Jan. 20 Anna Maria Community Farmers Market held at the Roser Church property in Anna Maria and he planned to be there again on Tuesday, Jan. 27.
If your business, vacation rental management company or organization would like to help distribute the reusable bags, please contact the Holmes Beach city clerk’s office at 941-708-5800.
