State regulators charged with overseeing the ban on single-use plastic shopping bags are overwhelmed by complaints, with more than 300 reported violators yet to be checked on, data obtained by THE CITY shows. The Department of Environmental Conservation, the state agency that’s supposed to enforce the new regulation, has received 500 email complaints from concerned […]
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New York’s Plastic Bag Ban Yields No Fines for Grocers Six Months In
Additional reporting by Hiram Alejandro Durán Editor’s note: Hours after this story was published, the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation announced that it had issued 12 violation notices — with nine going to small businesses and three to corporate entities, including Gristedes. The violations were issued following inquiries by THE CITY. The state’s ban on single-use plastic […]
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As Plastic Bags Go Bye, a Renewed Push to Recycle Fabrics
Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. The state’s plastic shopping bag ban, set to go into effect March 1, comes accompanied by a push to use bags made of canvas or artificial fabrics. But what do you do with worn […]
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New Yorkers Still Confused on How Plastic Bag Ban Will Work
Additional reporting by Gabriel Sandoval Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. Less than two weeks before the state ban on single-use plastic shopping bags goes into effect, at least one Brooklyn supermarket was hawking reusable bags — made of thicker […]