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Stockbridge Falls To War on Plastic Bags

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The western Massachusetts town made famous by Norman Rockwell plans to band thin-film plastic bags from store checkout counters and also polystyrene containers that many restaurants use for takeout food and leftovers from meals. "This is a very important issue, but this is just the beginning," a Stockbridge selectman said.

The western Massachusetts town made famous by Norman Rockwell plans to band thin-film plastic bags from store checkout counters and also polystyrene containers that many restaurants use for takeout food and leftovers from meals. "This is a very important issue, but this is just the beginning," a Stockbridge selectman said.…