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We've been urging folks to bring their own reusable bags (when they shop at the farmer's market, of course) for a while now, and the idea is definitely starting to catch on, especially thanks to the plastic bag bans in San Francisco, at IKEA, in Modbury (in the UK) and more.

We've been urging folks to bring their own reusable bags (when they shop at the farmer's market, of course) for a while now, and the idea is definitely starting to catch on, especially thanks to the plastic bag bans in San Francisco, at IKEA, in

Ten cities, towns and villages in New York state already have plastic bag bans in place, according to the governor's office.

Both Southampton and East Hampton towns — following the lead of several villages within their boundaries — have had plastic bag bans in place for years.

As far as we've heard, the plastic bag bans in Southampton and East Hampton have had little to no effect on those towns» economies.

Soon after, that news was followed by a plastic bag ban in their UK stores, so perhaps the latest from the Swedish flat - packers shouldn't be too surprising: in an effort to promote the use of reusable bags, IKEA will no longer offer plastic bags starting in October.

But for those without the time or means to watch it, Rebecca has also written an excellent article in the Daily Mail newspaper about her quest for truly sustainable agriculture.Rebecca's work (who incidentally is also responsible for a plastic bag ban in her home town!)

Already in 2018, Surfrider has won key legislative victories from a foam ban in Imperial Beach California, to a plastic bag ban in Connecticut.

Not exact matches

In June 2009, as a response to widespread calls for bans or other anti-bag measures from environmental groups, the city of Toronto required that all local stores charge 5 cents for every plastic bag they handed out.

Romy Tittel, Leader of the Green Party of Alberta and Catriona Wright, Shadow Cabinet member for Sustainable Towns and Cities, strongly encourages the Alberta Government to quickly adopt the following in order to keep recyclables out of the landfill: An immediate plastic bag ban.

Petition your local supermarket, council, or government, to ban single - use plastic bags — this has already happened in some countries around the world (although not yet NZ or Australia!).

Harvest Market's decision to stop using plastic bags preceded a city ordinance that went into effect in late 2012 banning their use in all grocery stores.

She said that the UK was a «world leader» when it came to cutting down plastic waste, citing recent policy changes from banning micro-beads in cosmetic products to 5p charges on plastic bags in supermarkets.

The Boomerang Alliance, along with groups like the Total Environment Centre, will use Thursday's inquiry to call for a container deposit scheme, a ban on single - use plastic shopping bags and microbeads in laundry and cosmetic products, and continued enforcement of existing regulations.

Groups such as Clean Up Australia have long campaigned for plastic bags to be banned «forever,» and in March last year hopes were buoyed when federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt said he was prepared to use the «bully pulpit» of government to «get rid of» plastic bags.

Banning single - use plastic bags makes sense, as long as it doesn't usher in behaviours that are just as bad, or worse — like over-using heavier bags made of even more plastic.

Education efforts, counseling efforts and banning of formula gift bags have made little or no difference in breastfeeding rates.

Non-food treats were included in the ban to relieve teachers of the burden of checking «goody bags» for banned food or small toys that could pose a choking hazard.

In recent years, bans on plastic bags have taken hold in jurisdictions dotting the United StateIn recent years, bans on plastic bags have taken hold in jurisdictions dotting the United Statein jurisdictions dotting the United States.

She acknowledged she was uncertain how the ban would work, but she said she imagined that stores would be asked to phase out paper and plastic in favor of reusable bags over the course of a year or 18 months.

This is in response to «Brown - bag ban; To encourage healthy eating, one Chicago school won't allow kids to bring lunches or certain snacks from home — some parents, and many students, aren't fans of the policy» (Page 1, April 11).

My best tip: bring reusable bags, but ask them to put all the cold / frozen stuff in plastic bags (unless they are banned where you live, but we reuse them anyway for our small trash cans, etc).

This is in response to the ban on plastic bags and people bringing their own bags to the store.

A study published last year in Pediatrics found that just a quarter of U.S. maternity hospitals have banned formula bags, though that's an increase from 2007 when just 14 % did.

On Wednesday, a coalition of breast - feeding advocates will gather at the Massachusetts State House to celebrate the state becoming the second in the nation whose hospitals have banned the distribution of formula goodie bags to mothers who've just given birth.

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.

Felder insisted the decision was not based on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed ban on plastic bags, but would not answer when asked if Cuomo had personally pressured him to change sides in the Senate.

Currently, 10 municipalities in the state have plastic bag bans while some others, including Long Beach and Suffolk County, have enacted fees.

Cuomo on Monday unveiled legislation that would ban single - use, plastic carryout shopping bags in New York.

A ban on single - use plastic bags was one of several options put forward in January by a task force Cuomo created to study the issue of plastic bag waste.

Now, he's planning to introduce a bill to ban plastic bags outright in the state, joining California and Hawaii.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed a bill to ban plastic grocery bags in New York, but not everyone is praising him for it.

It says that plastic bag bans — exactly what Cuomo now proposes — backfired in San Jose, Chicago and Honolulu, as merchants just switched to using slightly heavier «reusable» plastics or relied more on paper bags.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has introduced a bill that could ban plastic bags, while Councilmembers are proposing banning the sale of disposable plastic bottles in public spaces.

As Governor Andrew Cuomo joins the push to ban plastic bags in New York State, a local environmental advocate is moving forward with a cause of her own.

However, we continue to support either a fee on all single - use bags, which has been effective in many jurisdictions including Suffolk County, or a ban on plastic bags with a fee on all other single - use bags.

The Village of New Paltz in Ulster County banned single - use plastic bags last November.

If an outright ban is too radical then charge a nickel per bag... if you can't afford that then bring in your own.

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:

I live in Southampton Town where since last year there's been a ban on single - use plastic bags, and it works fine.

According to the report, bans on the bags» distribution «existed in nearly 100 cities, towns, and municipalities across the country» as of March 2017.

And while other places that have banned plastic bags have found that some businesses exploit loopholes and continue polluting by using thicker plastic bags that degrade more slowly, both our neighbors in Southampton Town and a county in California have found success with their bans.

As such, today I join our County's Environmental Management Council, some of whom have joined us today, and call for the passage of a local law which will ban all lightweight, disposable plastic bags in our county.

Poloncarz plans to introduce legislation to ban plastic bags in Erie County later this summer, but he may face opponents even closer to home.

On the town banning single - use plastic bags: Rallis: I came out in support of a plastic bag ban... It's the right thing to do.

If Cuomo's effort is successful, New York would join California in banning plastic bags.

Assemblymember Felix Ortiz (D - Sunset Park - Bay Ridge) said he is making progress in his effort to ban plastic shopping bags.

Among the NYS communities already banning plastic bags are New Paltz; East Hampton and South Hampton, on Long Island; and Larchmont, Rye and Mamaroneck in Westchester County.

Nixon, who supports placing a fee on plastic bags in New York City, was asked about the bag ban issue during her first campaign trip to Buffalo last Wednesday.

Still, the council in the letter to Cuomo says the bag fee is more preferable than an outright ban on plastic bags in New York City.