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Cuomo to include statewide plastic bag ban in 2019 budget
mystery-ak:
Cuomo to include statewide plastic bag ban in 2019 budget
By Michael Burke - 01/13/19 02:35 PM EST
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) on Sunday announced that a ban on single-use plastic bags will be included in his 2019 executive budget.
The budget will also include legislation that will make most non-alcoholic drink bottles eligible for 5-cent redemption.
Both proposals are being made in an effort to make progress on environmental issues, Cuomo said Sunday in a statement.
"While the federal government is taking our environmental progress backwards and selling out our communities to polluters and oil companies, in New York we are moving forward with the nation's strongest environmental policies and doing everything in our power to protect our natural resources for future generations," he said.
"These bold actions to ban plastic bags and promote recycling will reduce litter in our communities, protect our water and create a cleaner and greener New York for all," Cuomo added.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/425118-cuomo-to-include-statewide-plastic-bag-ban-in-2019-budget
Smokin Joe:
Sheesh! Ever police behind your dog with a paper bag?
New York not only doesn't want you to be able to afford to buy anything, they don't want you to be able to carry it home.
InHeavenThereIsNoBeer:
--- Quote from: Smokin Joe on January 13, 2019, 08:27:51 pm ---Sheesh! Ever police behind your dog with a paper bag?
New York not only doesn't want you to be able to afford to buy anything, they don't want you to be able to carry it home.
--- End quote ---
You can still use plastic, you just have to use it more than once.
a ban on single-use plastic bags
Hoodat:
Perfect. Now New Yorkers can make an even bigger carbon footprint by using paper which is far more energy intensive to manufacture than is plastic.
Cyber Liberty:
--- Quote from: Hoodat on January 14, 2019, 12:41:12 am ---Perfect. Now New Yorkers can make an even bigger carbon footprint by using paper which is far more energy intensive to manufacture than is plastic.
--- End quote ---
Nah, they'll just do what Californians did: Go to a thicker bag and declare it "reusable." Charge a nickel a pop. Good bags, too.
Net gain for the greenies? -10.
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