Governor Cuomo signed the legislation on Earth Day, which will take effect next March. The new law comes after Governor Cuomo implemented the New York State Plastic Bag Task Force in March of 2017. The task force developed a long-term solution to the plastic bag problem in the state. The"Throughout New York State, plastic bags have become a ubiquitous sight on the landscape.
The plastic bag ban will not only reduce plastic bags in New York landfills and waterways, but it will also eliminate an estimated 12 million barrels of oil used to make plastic bags used by New York each year. New York is the third state to completely ban plastic bags after California and Hawaii. As the ban rolls out the Department of Environmental Conservation will work to limit the impact this ban has on low-income families. In the new ban counties and cities will be able to charge a five-cent fee per single-use paper bags, which will go toward the states Environmental Protection Fund and the distribution of reusable bags.
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 80 percent of the plastic found in oceans originates from land and that by 2050 there will be more plastic by weight in our oceans than fish. In 2014 it is estimated that the United States used 100 billion single-use plastic shopping bags with the average American family using 1,500 single-use plastic bags each year. The fourth most populous state, New York, joins the first and 40th most populous states California and Hawaii to ban single-use plastic bags. The three states combined account for over 60 million Americans, roughly 18% of the population of the United States.
TXOutdoors TexasWildEd PassportToTexas needs to do it also. Trees are full of them.
I remember when paper bags were banned to save the trees. Plastic bags were a 'Green' alternative.
Plastic bags, bad! Abortion, good!
Actually we’re not drowning in plastic, the rest of the world is but of course it’s always the US’s fault. Move to China they seem to manage it pretty well. Won’t do that will ya?
NYGovCuomo what is single use about bags many people use for garbage, versus... Single use garbage bags?
In the city of New York, the bag could be reused to bring your bologna sandwich to school on Mondays. meatlessmondays dueluse
There’s more damage being done by plastic water and soda bottles than plastic bags. If you’re going to ban plastic bags, ban plastic water and soda bottles. But they won’t because those are big companies with big lobbyists. Be consistent.
Florida is open for business ☀️ no state taxes...
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