First, the village email blast: Plastic Bag Ban Coming March 1, 2020; Reusable Bags Available at the Municipal Building. Additional info can be found at
https://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/home/news/plastic-bag-ban-coming-march-1-2020
Next: NY POST/DEC Most plastic bags will be verboten in New York after March 1 — but enforcement of the ban will not be immediate amid complaints of a paper bag shortage. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation this week acknowledged that retailers may not have had enough time to vanquish plastic from their stores, including a switchover to paper bags. As a result, they plan to let retailers continue to use synthetic bags without repercussions after the March 1 deadline goes into effect — until further notice. “Enforcement will follow in the months ahead,” said DEC Chief of Staff Sean Mahar, in a WAMC radio interview on Tuesday. READ THE REST AT https://nypost.com/2020/02/18/new-yorks-plastic-bag-ban-will-have-a-lenient-start/
LOHUD ARTICLE, WHAT IS AND IS NOT "BANNED" https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/02/these-plastic-bags-are-still-allowed.html
I have no intentions of using smelly reusable bags that I have to wash. How that helps the environment when I have to use soap, water and energy is beyond me. The fact that you are actually told to wash them tells you there is a problem! We went to the restaurant supply store in my mom's old neighborhood and bought a few gross. I also knew that the New York Times was absolutely going to be exempt, lol!
ReplyDeleteTwo of my neighbors get their newspaper delivered; the newspapers are often double-bagged and---in periods of inclement weather--they are triple and quadruple-bagged. Because many of us re-use these bags for assorted reasons, we are often given 60-120 a month. Not a criticism. Just an observation and a fact.
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