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MCC Daily Tribune

Green Tip: Plastic Bag Ban Starts March 1

On April 22, 2019 Governor Cuomo signed the New York State Bag Waste Reduction Act. The sale of single-use plastic bags in New York will be banned as of March 1, 2020. Plastic bags will still be allowed for uncooked meat/fish/poultry, bulk items (produce, candy), sliced or prepared foods, newspapers (delivered), prescription drugs, carryout orders at restaurants/taverns, garment bags, and bags prepackaged for sale to a customer (trash bags, food storage bags).

Remember to take a reusable bag with you when you are shopping. It might be easiest to just leave one or two in your car so you always have a bag available whether you are going to the grocery store, shopping for clothes, or picking up something to complete your to do list at the local hardware store

Retail stores will still collect the produce, bulk, and other plastic bags as well as film plastics (wraps that come over cases of water and toilet paper for example. Don't put them in your blue bin!

Ann Penwarden
Sustainability Steering Committee’s Recycling Committee
02/11/2020