Does Chicago's Plastic Bag Ban Carry Real Weight?
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One year later, our panel examines the impact of the plastic bag ban.
One year in and the city's ban on flimsy, one-use plastic bags is now fully in effect. But is it really reducing pollution or, as some critics charge, is it actually making the problem worse? Our panel examines the ban's impact.
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Does Chicago's Plastic Bag Ban Carry Real Weight?
Clip: 8/9/2016 | 9m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
One year in and the city's ban on flimsy, one-use plastic bags is now fully in effect. But is it really reducing pollution or, as some critics charge, is it actually making the problem worse? Our panel examines the ban's impact.
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