As of Tuesday, single-use plastic bags will no longer be allowed in Unalaska. The city council unanimously passed the ban in August after six months of discussions and overwhelming public support.
"Abe Palmer"
Unalaskans want to follow other Alaska communities by banning plastic bags
This is not Unalaska’s first attempt to ban single use bags. In 2013 a petition asking the city council to “eliminate the use of plastic bags by Unalaska stores” circulated around the community, but went nowhere.