/news/tags/ban-on-plastic-bags Ban on plastic bags en-US Copyright Thu, 24 Sep 2020 12:56:50 GMT /news/community/2020-09-24/morning-headlines-protests-in-cleveland-following-breonna-taylor-decision-bw-poll-ohio-a-tossup Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, September 24:Protesters take to the streets in Cleveland, ColumbusBWU poll shows Ohio is a tossupError by… Thu, 24 Sep 2020 12:56:50 GMT /news/community/2020-09-24/morning-headlines-protests-in-cleveland-following-breonna-taylor-decision-bw-poll-ohio-a-tossup Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/environment-energy/2020-03-09/cincinnati-could-soon-ban-single-use-plastic-bags 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.... Mon, 09 Mar 2020 10:01:00 GMT /news/environment-energy/2020-03-09/cincinnati-could-soon-ban-single-use-plastic-bags Jay Hanselman /news/economy/2020-01-02/plastic-bag-ban-goes-into-effect-across-cuyahoga-county 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. Thu, 02 Jan 2020 19:40:00 GMT /news/economy/2020-01-02/plastic-bag-ban-goes-into-effect-across-cuyahoga-county /news/government-politics/2019-12-19/cuyahoga-county-bag-ban-fines-delayed-until-july 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. Thu, 19 Dec 2019 21:19:54 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-12-19/cuyahoga-county-bag-ban-fines-delayed-until-july /news/government-politics/2019-12-11/akron-legislator-says-state-overstepping-with-ban-on-plastic-bag-bans Local communities would not be able to ban single use plastic bags under a bill the Ohio House has passed – mostly along party lines – and sent on to the… Wed, 11 Dec 2019 22:17:54 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-12-11/akron-legislator-says-state-overstepping-with-ban-on-plastic-bag-bans Karen Kasler /news/government-politics/2019-12-04/ohio-communities-could-not-ban-plastic-bags-under-proposed-state-legislation State Senators considering one of two bills to ban local bans on plastic bags heard from around 40 opponents, who either came to a committee hearing or… Wed, 04 Dec 2019 22:54:32 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-12-04/ohio-communities-could-not-ban-plastic-bags-under-proposed-state-legislation Karen Kasler