The Portland City Council should be looking for ways to reduce the regulatory burdens stifling local

As the leader of the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association, a statewide trade association advocating for the retail food industry, I wanted to respond to Ann Whitner Pinca's guest column (“An answer to helping the environment is in the bag,” Oct. 24). Our members' view is that it’s important for consumers to recycle plastic bags or use reusable bags and not litter.