What to expect when New York bans plastic bags

Get the Full StoryThere are so many exceptions that you ll still be seeing a lot of plastic. But it s is still a step in the right direction: toward moving away from our dependence on single-use plastic items.

New Yorkers use an estimated 23 billion plastic bags a year, and environmentalists are hoping the state s plastic bag ban, which goes into effect March 1, will curb that number and the subsequent majority of those plastic bags that end up in landfill . But that ban doesn t mean that beginning in March, New Yorkers will stop encountering plastic bags all together. In fact, they ll probably still see a lot of plastic bags, if they order take-out, fill a prescription, get a newspaper delivered, pick up dry cleaning, or buy bulk items from fruit to grains.Read Full Story

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