When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste.
RUSHFORD, Minn. (KTTC) – A science teacher in the Rushford-Peterson School District is being recognized by the community for an effort that has recycled more than 3,000 pounds of plastic bags.
Ghahraman was believed to have been watched on CCTV placing items in a shopping trolley or into a tote bag that was in the trolley when she was stopped by security and asked to empty her bags.
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