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For the three years I've lived in NYC, I've been surprised that plastic bags are still common. That may be changing. -- (link)

Posted by ty97 Apr 5 '16, 06:53

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though not a full on ban like some cities, rather a fee per bag (www.capitalnewyork.com)

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I need to see a study on how this will affect the poor and elderly before being okay with this idea. Maybe, instead of letting the stores keep the - Krusty Apr 5, 07:00 8
- I'd be surprised if there wasn't some kind of city program to make bags available to those in need. - ty97 Apr 5, 07:05 2
  - Mind you, to that end, it might be better to scuttle the 5 cent fee, ban the bags altogether, and fund a program to make bags available. -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 07:06 1
    - If they do outreach to get reusable bags into the hands of those that need them then I would be okay with the fee/tax. - Krusty Apr 5, 07:10
- Wegmans has reuse bags for $1 right at the checkout lines -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 5, 07:03 3
  - Same price here and they have them in most grocery stores. But that $1 is a lot to someone that has very little for groceries. -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 07:05 2
    - Right, I am agreeing with the saving the money and buying the reuse instead of charging the fee -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 5, 07:32 1
      - Got cha. -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 08:05
- I feel like DC has been charging 5 cents a bag for the last decade, there must be data there. -- nm - Max Apr 5, 07:01

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