Christina Delfico reports:
Our own Roosevelt Island Wengerd Farms is ahead of the curve with tote bags given out for free at Saturday’s Farmers Market to help us reduce our use of plastic bags!
According to BagitNYC:
On May 5, 2016, the New York City Council adopted the #BYOBag bill (Int. No. 209-A) that will require a 5-cent minimum fee on all carryout bags provided at check-out at all retailers in NYC. The bill goes into effect on October 1, 2016.
Thank you to all of our coalition members that made this happen!
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Roosevelt Island’s NYC Council Member Ben Kallos supported the bill.
Since I signed onto #BYOBag bill, I have joined @CitizensNYC to distribute over 500 reusable bags to get my constituents ready to @BagItNYC.Ben Kallos (@BenKallos) May 5, 2016
.@CMReynoso34: Plastic bags account for 7,500 garbage truck trips every year. #BYOBag bill helps environmental justice communities.NYLCV (@nylcv) May 5, 2016
There is still opposition to the 5 cent fee for plastic grocery bags.
New York Lawmakers Try To Prevent 5-Cent Fee For Plastic, Paper Bags CBS New York https://t.co/MKM0HvjFrSJack Quinn (@JackQuinn3) May 16, 2016
What do you think?