Ilsley to host forum on single-use plastic ban

MIDDLEBURY — Everyone interested in reducing the amount of plastic in our environment — and anyone else who uses disposable plastics in Vermont — is invited to a program called “A Campaign to Stop Single Use Plastics: A Forum on Next Steps in Combating Plastic Pollution.”  The forum will take place Thursday, March 5, from 5-6 p.m., at Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St., in Middlebury.  Join the Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG) and Keep Middlebury Beautiful for a presentation on how Vermont pas … (read more)

VERGENNES — A small group of Vergennes-area residents is working with city businesses and residents to help prepare the Little City for next year’s implementation of the new state law banning single-use plastic bags, plastic straws and Styrofoam container … (read more)