Green Commission

The Pittsfield Board of Health is questioning how it would enforce a proposed single-use plastic bag ban. IBerkshires.com reports that the petition, filed by the Green Commission and local attorney Rinaldo Del Gallo, is currently before the City Council.

Before deciding on an ordinance that would ban single-use plastic shopping bags in Pittsfield, officials have announced that they want to hear from residents that would be affected by the law.