Mat-Su group aims to end plastic bag use

The hillside next to the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Central Landfill in Palmer has become a haven for bags: pieces of plastic buried under bushes or wrapped high around spruce tree limbs.
“They escape when they’re dumped from the trash can into the garbage truck because they’re so aerodynamic they catch every little bit of wind,” Carol Montgomery explained. “That’s why up in the trees you see little shreds of plastic everywhere and there’s no way to clean