Some businesses say they’re already trying to phase out plastic containers.

Feb. 25, 2019 

A lone plastic wrapper sits in the foreground of the Mount Hope Bridge in Portsmouth, R.I. The rapid rise in the number of disposable plastics has made plastic pollution one of earth’s most pressing environmental issues. Credit – Noah Ashe

By Noah Ashe

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. — With Barrington becoming the first town in the state to ban polystyrene plastics (including Styrofoam) in almost every setting, we asked a few business people and stakeholders …

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