Episode Details

If you plan to buy something in the city this weekend, come prepared, because Pittsburgh’s plastic bag ban goes into effect on Saturday. But who has to comply? Will paper bags cost us? Are stores ready for the change? And with cities all over adopting policies like this, what do we know about the bans’ effects on the environment? City Cast lead producer Mallory Falk is ready to explain!

We love to cite our sources!

• The city’s website answers common questions about the plastic bag ban.
• Pittsburgh Magazine covered City Council’s decision to ban plastic bags last year.
• Planet Money asked “Are Plastic Bag Bans Garbage?”
• Vox also looked into whether plastic bag taxes and bans are actually effective.

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