Plastic Bags

A familiar idea is among the proposals added by Ohio Senate Republicans into their version of the budget, a ban on any fees that municipalities might want to put on plastic bags or other containers.

Republicans in the Ohio legislature have passed a controversial bill that bans communities from passing bans on containers like plastic bags or Styrofoam.…

The full Cincinnati Council has approved an ordinance banning single use plastic bags in the city. It would apply to stores that sell food, including...

A Republican-backed bill to prohibit communities from banning plastic bags and other disposable containers passed the Senate on a mostly party-line vote,…

Cuyahoga County plans to postpone its plastic bag ban, citing the uncertainty businesses are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ban was set to go into effect July 1 this year. Now County Executive Armond Budish’s administration is asking council to move the enforcement date to Jan. 1, 2021. Democratic Councilwoman Sunny Simon, who led the push for the ban, released a statement Monday in support of the postponement.

Updated: 3:00 p.m. Cincinnati City Council Member Chris Seelbach has announced the city could soon have a blanket ban on single use plastic bags....

Shoppers in Cuyahoga County will need to find an alternative to single-use plastic bags, as some stores have already removed the option. The county’s bag ban goes into effect this week. Though businesses won’t be fined for providing plastic bags for the first six months, many stores have already started pushing their customers toward alternatives.

Cuyahoga County Council officially passed a grace period for the ban on plastic bags at a special meeting Thursday morning. Only violations that occur on or after July 1 will be subject to penalty, which is a $100 fine after a warning and a $500 fine for a second infraction.

Voting mostly along party lines, the Ohio House has passed a bill banning local communities from restricting the use of plastic bags, sending it on to the…

Ohio lawmakers are considering a pair of Republican-backed bills that would toss out current and future bans on single-use plastic bags passed by local…