Giant Eagle To Stop Offering Plastic Bags

By Jim Letizia • Dec 18, 2019

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Giant Eagle says it will phase out all single-use plastic bags by 2025.

The grocery store chain made the announcement on Tuesday. Officials say reusable bags will be sold at stores for 99-cents. Paper bags will sell for ten-cents. A handful of Ohio communities have banned the bags, but state lawmakers are working on legislation to block those bans.

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Ohio House Approves Bill Prohibiting Local Plastic Bag Bans

By Ohio Public Radio • Dec 12, 2019

The Ohio House has approved a bill prohibiting local communities from banning single use plastic bags.

DeWine Says Blocking Local Plastic Bag Bans Would Be A Mistake

By Ohio Public Radio • Dec 6, 2019

State lawmakers are considering two Republican-backed bills eliminating current and future bans on single-use plastic bags enacted by local governments.

Cleveland Delays Adopting Cuyahoga County's Plastic Bag Ban

By Jim Letizia • Dec 3, 2019

Cleveland City Council last night voted to delay for six months the adoption of Cuyahoga County’s ban on plastic bags.

State Lawmakers Continue Efforts To Block Local Plastic Bag Bans

By Jim Letizia • Nov 8, 2019

Bans on single-use plastic bags in Bexley and in Cuyahoga County are scheduled to take effect in January.

Plastic Has A Big Carbon Footprint — But That Isn't The Whole Story

By Christopher Joyce • Jul 9, 2019

Plastic waste gets a lot of attention when photos of dead whales with stomachs full of plastic bags hit the news. Pieces of plastic also litter cities, and tiny plastic particles are even floating in the air.

Largely overlooked is how making plastic in the first place affects the environment, especially global warming. Plastic actually has a big carbon footprint, but so do many of the alternatives to plastic. And that's what makes replacing plastic a problem without a clear solution.