"The town took a step toward joining Westport as the only town in the state to ban most plastic grocery and retail bags, the Connecticut Post reported. 

Fairfield, Connecticut has recently voted to ban plastic bags.  "Plastic checkout bags used by stores and organizations here are now a step closer to extinction, as the town is poised to become the second in the state to ban the distribution of plastic bags at checkout counters.  Heeding arguments that disposal of the plastic bags harms the environment, the town's Reusable Bag Or