Plastic Bag Ban To Go In Effect In The Beginning Of March

by Monsey.info

New York States plastic bag ban, signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo is set to go into effect March 1st of this year, and will definitely affect peoples daily lives.

The ban was signed under the New York State Plastic Bag Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling Act, that prohibits the distribution of plastic carryout bags by retailers in New York State, and authorizes counties and cities to impose a five-cent paper carryout bag reduction fee on paper carryout bags.

As of now, Rockland county has opted not to impart the five cent fee for paper bags, according to County Executive Ed Day.

Still, that does not mean that stores can not tag on a fee of their own.

According to recent reports only New York City, Suffolk County and Tompkins County have opted to charge the five-cent fee.