Sentences with phrase «action on plastic bags»

SPECTRUM NEWS VIDEO: Environmental advocates have been pushing state lawmakers to take action on plastic bags for a while now.

The Governor appointed a Task Force that is supposed to make recommendations for action on plastic bags by the end of the year but has failed to hold any hearings or public meetings.

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«The blight of plastic bags takes a devastating toll on our streets, our water and our natural resources, and we need to take action to protect our environment,» Cuomo said in a statement.

In the years since the Suffolk County Legislature last discussed, then dropped, the idea of banning single - use plastic bags, here are some things legislators have chosen to take action on:

This action follows the release of the New York State Plastic Bags Task Force report in January, which outlined the environmental impact of plastic bags, single - use bag reduction measures, and proposed actions that the state could take to reduce pollution and protect New York's natural resources, including a ban on single - use plastiPlastic Bags Task Force report in January, which outlined the environmental impact of plastic bags, single - use bag reduction measures, and proposed actions that the state could take to reduce pollution and protect New York's natural resources, including a ban on single - use plastic bBags Task Force report in January, which outlined the environmental impact of plastic bags, single - use bag reduction measures, and proposed actions that the state could take to reduce pollution and protect New York's natural resources, including a ban on single - use plastiplastic bags, single - use bag reduction measures, and proposed actions that the state could take to reduce pollution and protect New York's natural resources, including a ban on single - use plastic bbags, single - use bag reduction measures, and proposed actions that the state could take to reduce pollution and protect New York's natural resources, including a ban on single - use plasticplastic bagsbags.

A ban on plastic bags has been a hot topic locally, specifically in Southold Town where concerned residents have signed petitions and spoken at Town Board meetings in the past year hoping to spark action.

«The blight of plastic bags takes a devastating toll on our streets, our water and our natural resources, and we need to take action to protect our environment,» Gov. Cuomo said.

From switching off lights to reusing plastic bags, we focused on individual action, and we begged for — and often cheered — incremental improvements from our governments, communities and corporations.

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«We have already banned harmful microbeads and cut plastic bag use, and now we want to take action on straws, stirrers and cotton buds to help protect our marine life.»

On the campaign website, people can commit to certain actions to combat their personal plastic pollution, such as not using disposable grocery bags, bringing their own coffee cup, avoiding cosmetics with microbeads, and pressuring firms to reduce excess packaging.

Currently, there are a number of local units of government across the state that have taken action to implement additional taxes and fees on businesses that not only use plastic bags, and auxiliary containers such as Styrofoam cups and cardboard boxes.

As George Monbiot has argued, the environmental movement's apparent obsession with plastic bags has turned the reusable tote into an icon of green living, even though its impact on our environmental footprint is negligible compared to cutting energy use, driving less, eating less meat, or any number of other actions.