Sentences with phrase «bag usage»

Former state Assemblyman Micah Kellner is starting a political action committee in supporting of revving a 5 - cent fee on plastic bag usage in New York City.

The plastic bag task force was formed last year after Cuomo backed a bill that rejected a tax on plastic bag usage in New York City.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan on Wednesday suggested he would be opposed to efforts to curb plastic bag usage statewide, saying proposed legislation on the local level has been written too broadly.

Bronx Democratic Sen. Ruben Diaz on Thursday in his latest «What Your Should Know» essays compared Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to the classical Spartan hero King Leonidas in his support for delaying the implementation of a 5 - cent fee for bag usage in New York City.

A decision will come soon on whether a 5 - cent fee on bag usage in New York City will be delayed, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday told reporters while in Schenectady touring a train station.

According to the NY Times (Google Ireland plastic bags for the article), plastic bag usage dropped 94 % in weeks.

But Cuomo also plans to tackle the issue of bag usage statewide through a task force, amid the expected outcry from environmental groups who had pushed for the bag fee.

Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, said in a statement that she believes the law will be effective and noted that Washington, D.C., experienced a significant reduction in plastic and paper bag usage after passing a similar measure.

plus I want to cut our ziplock bag usage.

Last year Ikea made a pledge to cut plastic bag usage from 32M to 12M a year.

The fact that IKEA has shown outstanding leadership in reducing plastic bag usage while providing support for Global ReLeaf environmental restoration just reinforces our pride in working with such a forward thinking company,» stated Deborah Gangloff, executive director, American Forests.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone is allowing a five - cent fee for bag usage to take effect, saying the county could use some of the revenue for environmental protection.

Bag usage dropped by 87 %.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan on Wednesday suggested he would be opposed to efforts to curb plastic bag usage statewide, saying proposed legislation on the local level has been written too broadly.

Now some state lawmakers want to see a broader effort to push back against plastic bag usage in New York, though it remains unlikely to pass the Republican - led state Senate.

Some cities are already implementing the No Plastic Bag rules which is great because plastic bag usage will surely be reduced but I doubt that it can ever be completely eliminated from our lives.

Also at 11 a.m., NYC Council Members Brad Lander and Margaret Chin, environmentalists and advocates hold a rally in support of legislation to reduce plastic bag usage, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

The Conservatives have attacked the government's own plastic bag usage, claiming 1.2 million Whitehall - branded plastic bags have been ordered over the past two years.

«This bill would address the statewide issue of wasteful plastic bag usage and would also encourage residents to be more mindful of how their actions affect the communities in which we live,» Manhattan Councilwoman Margaret Chin, one of the Council bill sponsors, said in a statement.