New York, NY – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH’-zee-oh) says he’ll sign a bill that imposes a 5-cent fee for single-use plastic bags.
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The City Council approved the measure Thursday. The Democratic mayor has a goal of sending zero waste to landfills by 2030.
Backers hope the fee will reduce pollution and unsightly litter from the billions of plastic bags that New Yorkers dispose of annually.
Opponents complain that the fee will amount to a new burden on a heavily taxed population.
The law will cover plastic and paper bags given out by grocery stores, drugstores and other retailers. Stores will get to keep the fees they collect, not the city.
Why paper bags ….those are bio degradable?
Also if the store keeps the money why would they charge
It doesn’t decrease pollution. Now people will have fewer bags to throw out dirty diapers and dog poop in public. Just ask those who live in cities where they are banned or taxed.
New Yorkers MUST revolt against their tyrannical government!!! How do you do that?? VOTE THEM OUT!!! RECALL THEM!!!
Seriously NYers, your socialist liberal Democrat party is taking advantage of you.
was this stuipid law passed or not? im very confused. the last article says its going into effect in october.
Next he’ll tell us what’s healthy to drink
Seriously NYers, your socialist liberal Democrat party is taking advantage of you.