• SEP 14, 2021
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    Crackdown on single-use plastics set for Council vote, as some alderpeople yank support for less strict ordinance

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    This article was originally published by Block Club Chicago.

    Chicago could take a “first step” Tuesday towards reining in the use of single-use plastics at city restaurants, but a more expansive ban won’t be pursued until the industry fully recovers from the hardships of the coronavirus pandemic. 

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