New York state’s bag ban is finally being enforced

Grist
By Joseph WintersOct 27, 2020, 3:55 am164 pts
Despite the plastic and fossil fuel industries’ best efforts, New York’s plastic bag ban lives on. More than seven months after a statewide law banning most single-use plastic bags technically went into effect, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is now able to enforce it. As of last…

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