NYC Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Reduce Use Of Plastic Bags

[hrmjustin]

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – New York City lawmakers are introducing a bill that would put a 10 cent surcharge on plastic bags in an effort to reduce waste in the city.

Council members Brad Lander, Margaret Chin and others announced the legislation on Tuesday.

“There are 8 million New Yorkers and every year, we use 5.2 billion carryout bags,” said Lander. “The vast majority of which are not recycled.”

The bill would require the surcharge be placed on all carryout bags provided at grocery and retail stores. The same charge would also apply to paper bags.

Read more at http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/08/20/nyc-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-reduce-use-of-plastic-bags/

[SummerSnow]

1. I hope so..I hate plastic bags...

I use my recycle canvas bags to shop.

[hrmjustin]

2. I do as well!

[HockeyMom]

3. I use those plastic bags to scoop my cat litter

The litterbox is not in our bathroom (too small). What am I supposed to do with it? Apart from clogging up my toilet, carry it on a scoop to the toilet like a hot potato? No, I don't think my cats will learn to use the toilet.

[hrmjustin]

4. I have 5 cats so you have my sympathy.

[SoCalNative]

5. Before my city in CA passed a ban on plastic bags

I went to Amazon and bought a box of them

Problem solved.

http://www.amazon.com/T-Shirt-Carry-Out-Bags-Recyclable-Plastic/dp/B001EGZXK6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1377034904&sr=8-2&keywords=plastic+bags