Athens vendors may continue providing plastic bags after city loses legal fight – Athens County Independent

Athens vendors may continue providing plastic bags after city loses legal fight – Athens County Independent

ATHENS, Ohio — Athens businesses may continue providing single-use plastic bags, after an Ohio appeals court’s July 16 decision upholding a lower court ruling that the city’s plastic bag ban violates state law. Athens City Council member Alan Swank, 4th Ward, who introduced the 2023 ordinance that sought to ban single-use plastic bags within the city, told the Independent he is “disappointed” in the outcome of the city’s case. However, he added …