Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal ...

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Humanity made a Faustian bargain on plastic: endless convenience in the moment for a planet choked by trash later. We must finally ban plastic bags.

When it comes to the plastic bag ban in Pittsburgh, everybody has an opinion. "I understand getting rid of the plastics," Paul from the South Side said on Tuesday. "It's an inconvenience.

City of Pittsburgh's plastic bag ban begins later this week 02:43. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The single-use plastic bag ban is set to go into effect in the city of Pittsburgh on Saturday.