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Colorful plastic bags stuck in tree. (Photo by Victor Andronache / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Proponents of the single-use plastic bag ban are busy preparing for the start date. On April 22, Earth Day, stores will be disallowed from handing their products over in plastic bags. Nick Szabo, who sits on the Solid Waste Advisory Board, says single-use bags hurt the …

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, Solid Waste Advisory Board Member Nick Szabo and Sun’aq tribal biologist Kelly Krueger talk about the single-use plastic bag ban to take effect in Kodiak on April 22.

Black plastic bag. Christer / Flickr Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly is making a possible ban on single-use plastic bags an open conversation with the Kodiak City Council from the get-go. The borough’s Solid Waste Advisory Board has been working on the ban. SWAB has so far drafted an ordinance, consulted the borough attorney, and sent a representative …

A screenshot from Ramin Bahrani’s short-film “Plastic Bag” about pollution.Ars Electronica / Flickr Kayla Desroches/KMXT The single-use plastic bag ban continues to inch forward. The Kodiak Island Borough Solid Waste Advisory Board, or SWAB, held a regular meeting Monday night where members of the public spoke about the distribution of plastic bags in Kodiak stores and the possible ban. So …

Colorful plastic bags stuck in tree. Victor Andronache / Flickr Kayla Desroches/KMXT The organizers behind a potential ban of single-use plastic bags in Kodiak stores want to make sure they approach the concept in the right way. At its regular meeting this week, the Solid Waste Advisory Board decided it needs to consult all those who may be affected by …