Pittsfield Prepares To Enforce Plastic Bag Ban Jan. 1st

New Year’s Day is ringing in a new plastic bag ban in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. As of January 1^st, businesses won’t be allowed to offer thin film plastic bags at checkout in Berkshire County’s largest community – unless the bags are biodegradable. The city council passed the ordinance in March after a version of the ban existed in limbo as a petition for almost six years. WAMC spoke with Pittsfield’s Park, Open Space, and Natural Resource Program Manager Jim McGrath about how the restriction will be implemented.