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Wegmans, a regional supermarket chain with 107 stores, announced in April it is eliminating plastic shopping bags from all of its locations by the end of 2022. ... stitched-handle plastic bags.

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Paper shopping bags, the traditional brown, folding flat-bottom sacks and those with handles or drawstrings, are still available at Pittsburgh stores for the convenience of customers. For a fee.