ON. WTAE.COM. 1237 IS THE TIME ON THIS WEDNESDAY AND PITTSBURGH’S PLASTIC BAG BAN WAS IMPLEMENTED IN OCTOBER OF 2023 TO TACKLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. IT HAS SPARKED BOTH PRAISE AND QUESTIONS ABOUT ...

A $9 million investment in new trash cans for every household in Pittsburgh could curb litter and improve garbage collection, Public Works Director Chris Hornstein told City Council members Tuesday.

For one in three U.S. residents, single-use plastic bags are no longer a cheap and easy ubiquity—and beaches, riverbanks and lakeshores are benefitting. That’s according to research published on June ...

Over 3 million tons (2.7 metric tons) of plastic bags, sacks and wraps in the United States went to landfills in 2018, ...

Pittsburgh's plastic bag ban, introduced in October 2023, was designed to address environmental concerns by eliminating single-use plastic bags, but experts are debating its effectiveness compared to ...