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Plastic bag law

New York may be inching closer to implementing a statewide plastic bag ban.

NJ Politics Digest: Get Ready To Surrender Your Plastic Grocery Bags

"Paper or plastic" is a question New Jersey shoppers have become used to, but now some state legislators are looking to make that a thing of the past.
By Steve Cronin

Will New Yorkers Have to Start Bringing Their Own Straws to Restaurants and Bars?

Plastic straws are one of the top 10 plastic items found in the ocean.
By Madina Toure
New York may be inching closer to implementing a statewide plastic bag ban. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Here’s How a Proposed Plastic Bag Ban Would Affect New York City Residents

Supporters say it will reduce plastic bag waste, but opponents warn it will hurt low-income and minority New Yorkers.
By Madina Toure
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito say they'll work together on legionella regulations. (Photo: Mark Lennihan-Pool/Getty Images)

New York City Council Exploring ‘Legal Options’ After Andrew Cuomo Kills Bag Fee

By Madina Toure
Councilwoman Margaret Chin, left, rallies with Councilman Mark Levine, Councilman Brad Lander, Councilman Corey Johnson and environmental activists.

NYC Council Members Trash Cuomo for Strangling Their Five-Cent Plastic Bag Fee

By Will Bredderman
Councilman Brad Lander and Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.

City Council Sounds Defiant While Bending to Pressure From Albany on Bag Fees

By Will Bredderman
Plastic bags.

Council Passes ‘Stupid Bill’ Imposing Five Cent Fee on Bags

By Will Bredderman
Some plastic bags in a supermarket. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Controversial Plastic Bag Bill Sparks Tension at Brooklyn Town Hall

By Janaki Chadha
Plastic bags.

Leading Reverend Wants Speaker to Sack Plastic Bag Fee

By Ross Barkan
Councilman Brad Lander, center, speaks alongside Councilman Peter Koo, left, Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal and Councilman Antonio Reynoso (Photo: Will Bredderman/New York Observer).

‘Bag Fees By Earth Day’: Advocates Rally for Sack Surcharge

By Will Bredderman
(Photo by Cate Gillon/Getty Images)

Bodegas: A Tax on Plastic Bags is Ineffective and Harmful

By Ramon Murphy and Brad Gerstman
Councilwoman Margaret Chin, left, rallies with Councilman Mark Levine, Councilman Brad Lander, Councilman Corey Johnson and environmental activists.

Council Members Bash Bags Ahead of Hearing

By Will Bredderman
Councilman Rafael Espinal, right, tours the Lagmitz Paper and Plastic Co. with workers and representatives from the plastic bag industry (Photo: Will Bredderman).

Espinal Aims to Bag 10-Cent Plastic Bag Fee Proposed by Lander and Chin

By Will Bredderman
ette Midler performs onstage during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Lander and Chin Net Bette Midler Endorsement of Plastic Bag Fee

By Will Bredderman
Plastic bags.

Senator Savino Slams ‘Half-Assed, Feel Good, Limousine Liberal’ Bag Tax Proposal

By Jill Colvin
Council member Margaret Chin speaks (via NYLCV Twitter)

Plastic Bag Law Is Recycled Back Into City Council

By Kelly Weill
Some plastic bags in a supermarket. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Lawmakers Propose Mandatory Fee for Plastic Bags in New York City

By Jill Colvin and Gideon Resnick
Reusable bags at the Park Slope Food Coop. (Getty)

Park Slope Food Co-op Moves to Ban Plastic Bags For Realz

By Elaina Plott
Plastic bag stuck in a tree with no birds (Flickr).

Sack the Sacks! Plastic Bag Haters to Rally in Park Slope

By Kelly Gifford
Is this packaging biodegradable?

It’s the End of the World as They Know It: Park Slope Food Co-op Considers Plastic Produce Bag Ban

By Matt Chaban

Financial Stress May End Up Stimulating a Greener Economy

By Steve Cohen
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