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Giant Eagle Prepares Shoppers At Pittsburgh Stores For City's Plastic Bag Ban In October

City council approved the ban last April and it was supposed to go into effect in a year but was pushed back to Oct. 14.

(CBS News Pittsburgh)

September 8, 2023

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Giant Eagle is preparing shoppers at its Pittsburgh stores for the city's plastic bag ban scheduled to go into effect next month.

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Starting Thursday, the company said its 14 Giant Eagle, Market District and GetGo locations will have signs to educate customers about the upcoming legislation.

Customers will be able to buy reusable bags, starting at 99 cents, and paper bags will still be available for purchase in accordance with the city's legislation, Giant Eagle said.

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