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In cities, on roadsides, in trees – the discarded plastic bag is
everywhere, and nationwide Americans throw away some 100 billion of them
each year. Some jurisdictions have bans or charges on single-use
plastic bags. Volunteers in Western Massachusetts are trying to further
reduce waste by turning scrap material into reusable shopping bags – and
sharing them as an attractive and practical alternative.
Living on Earth’s Charlotte Rutty visits theBagShare.