Plastic bags infest the Kansas prairie, degrading and threatening our health. We can change course.

By: Max DaMetz

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: April 8, 2026

Words: 702

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Each spring, volunteers walk along the Kansas River for the annual Earth Day Kansas River Cleanup. In a few hours, they pull out hundreds of pounds of trash. Much of it consists of single-use plastic bags — caught in branches, wrapped around rocks or floating just beneath the water.

These cleanups are important reminders of what the community can accomplish together. But they’re also reminders of what our policies fail to do. We can’t …

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