New York’s plastic bag ban has survived the pandemic

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By Angely MercadoSep 4, 2020, 3:55 am300 pts
It’s a great time for New Yorkers to start investing in reusable grocery bags. Late last month, a state supreme court judge in Albany upheld a statewide ban on plastic carryout bags after considering a lawsuit led by a longtime plastic bag manufacturing company. The court also rejected a loophole in the new…

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