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It was a gorgeous day across much of the area today, a chance for many people to get if a little yard work after a soggy Friday afternoon across much of the area; a reminder for you as you go to put out your trash.

The City of Charlotte’s paper bag mandate just went into effect earlier this week. If you try to put that debris in a plastic bag, it will not be picked up.

Tropical Storm Elsa swept through the Carolinas quickly, bringing heavy rain and wind through Uptown, and pulling down trees limbs and branches along the way.

As the storm turns to cleanup, plastic bags of yard waste like these will no longer be accepted in Mecklenburg County, after the paper bag mandate went into effect on Monday.

“Paper bags are a better use of our time,” director of Solid Waste Services Rodney Jamison told WCNC Charlotte.

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