Sentences with phrase «supporters of the plastic bag»
Supporters of the plastic bag fee say it's designed to cut down on environmentally harmful waste and surcharges in other cities have worked better than outright bans.
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Councilman Brad Lander, a Democrat from Brooklyn, right, and Oliver Harwood, supporters of the plastic bag fee.
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Supporters of so - called bag taxes say the measures lessen the impact of plastic bags on the environment.
Supporters of the fee have said 10 billion plastic bags are thrown out a year in New York — amounting to 1,700 tons a week, and only 5 % of plastic bags are currently recycled in the city.
«Supporters of New York City's pending five - cent - per - carryout - bag fee pitch the levy as environmentally sound, saving the City from a perceived scourge of plastic shopping bags,» Potrikus wrote.
Two supporters of the 5 - cent plastic bag fee, Councilman Brad Lander, a Democrat from Brooklyn, and Oliver Harwood, who wore a costume made of hundreds of plastic bags, in Brooklyn on Tuesday.
Lander and other supporters of the bill, including Councilmember Costa Constantinides, are putting bags in the hands of New Yorkers — perhaps persuading some folks who are reluctant to pay for a once - free plastic bag.