Milton Reintstates Plastic Bag Ban

Milton MA

15 July, 2020

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MILTON, MA — Single-use plastic bags are once again on the outs in Milton. Town officials said on Wednesday that the plastic bag ban — which was lifted during the heart of the coronavirus health emergency — has been reinstated in town. Grocery stores must now accept reusable bags or provide reusable plastic or paper bags at a cost. Reusable bags are allowed again, and the Town's single-use plastic bags ban is back in effect. Last year Milton became one of more than 130 cities and towns in the state to ban the distribution of thin-film, single use plastic check-out bags: https://t.co/T3mKCT4l96. https://t.co/otWL3FtP4z— Town of Milton MA (@townofmiltonma) July 15, 2020 Town officials said those who have accumulated the single-use plastic bags over the course of the past month can bring them to stores such as Hannaford for disposal. Residents are asked not to recycle single-use plastic bags since the material damages recycling machines. Towns across the state began getting back to plastic bag ban, and reusable bag usageplastic bag ban, and reusable bag usage, this week. Milton's ordinance banning plastic bags from 2019 can be found here. Related Content: Reusable Bags Are Allowed Again, But Some Confusion In Brookline