Sentences with phrase «fee on plastic bags»

State lawmakers are trying to roll back a new fee on plastic bags and asked New Yorkers to help them Sunday by haranguing Mayor de Blasio and the City Council.

In yet another reminder of the mayor's lesser reputation in the eyes of the Senate — where Long Island and upstate Republicans hold sway, and have been offended by efforts to oust them — New York City was forced to delay enacting a five - cent fee on plastic bags, a setback for the mayor and the City Council on a seemingly local concern but one with national political appeal.

In 2016, the New York City Council narrowly passed a bill — which proposed a 5 - cent fee on plastic bags — by a vote of 28 - 20.

He said he anticipates there will be a 10 - cent fee on plastic bags with revenue shared by the state and retailers, but said he hopes he is wrong on that.

Goldstein said indications are there will likely be a statewide fee on plastic bags rather than a ban.

ALBANY — The state Legislature on Tuesday passed a bill that would halt a forthcoming five - cent fee on plastic bags in New York City.

New York City had planned to institute a fee on plastic bags to encourage the use of reusable shopping bags.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a news conference on Wednesday defended his approval a bill that blocks a 5 - cent fee on plastic bags from taking effect in New York City, saying the surcharge's approval «clearly» fell within the state's authority.

Marcus Solis reports the 5 cent fee on plastic bags in New York City has been delayed by the State Senate.

For the first hour or so of his budget testimony in Albany on Monday, however, it seemed that the issue that had most rattled his constituents was a looming 5 - cent fee on plastic bags in New York City, which state legislators have complained is unnecessarily punitive, especially for low - income residents.

But on Tuesday evening, it was the Republican leader in a statement praising Cuomo for signing a bill that blocks the implementation of a 5 - cent fee on plastic bags in New York City — a measure that had been pushed by the GOP conference, most prominently Sen. Simcha Felder, a Democrat who aligns with the Republicans and is a key vote.

The Long Beach City Council passed a 5 - cent fee on plastic bags at stores in the city, with members voted 5 - 0 to impose the fee, which will take effect on April 22 — Earth Day — next year.

The bill released Monday comes after the conclusion of a commission to study the issue, formed after Cuomo and state lawmakers blocked a fee on plastic bags in New York City from taking effect.

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.

The guy who blames Democrats for high grocery bills because they support a 3 cent fee on plastic bags... What a LYING LOSER joke you are!

Most recently, a New York City - backed move to charge a 5 - cent fee on plastic bags was delayed amid concerns from state lawmakers.

«This legislation will hopefully be a wise compromise that satisfies both sides of the argument over a fee on plastic bags,» Sepulveda said.

A New York City Housing Authority tenant leader tore into Manhattan Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal for leading chants claiming families can afford a proposed 10 - cent fee on plastic bags at a rally in favor of the measure earlier this week.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- State lawmakers held a hearing Friday to examine whether New York City's plan to impose a fee on plastic bags will be a burden on consumers.

As the Republican - controlled Senate Tuesday prepares to vote on legislation that would block New York City from enacting a five - cent fee on plastic bags, an environmental group is urging the Legislature to let the surcharge take effect.

A key lawmaker who opposed the 5 - cent fees on plastic bags, Brooklyn State Sen. Simcha Felder, refused to say how he'd vote on an all - out ban.

Not exact matches

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.

The New York City Council voted 28 - 20 to require certain retailers to collect a fee on each carryout bag, paper or plastic, with some exceptions, with Mayor Bill de Blasio expressing support for the measure.

NYC First Deputy Mayor Anthony Shorris said the administration would support a ban or fee on plastic shopping bags, which the City Council has been eying to pass.

But opponents contend the plastic bag fee is essentially a regressive tax on consumers.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Two Democratic state lawmakers from Manhattan on Monday called for a statewide ban on the ubiquitous plastic shopping bag and a fee on paper bags as a way to encourage renewable alternatives and crack down on one of the greatest sources of environmental pollution.

Urge Governor Cuomo and your state Senator and Assemblymember to co-sponsor and fight to enact S7760 / A9953 that would ban polluting single - use plastic bags and place a 10 - cent fee on paper.

A year ago, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo rejected a five - cent fee on plastic shopping bags at retail stores.

Environmentalists also expressed disappointment with Cuomo's proposal, noting it exempts several types of plastic bags and does not impose a fee on paper bags to encourage the use of reusable bags.

After state lawmakers stepped in last week to vote on legislation that would delay the implementation of a plastic and paper bag fee in New York City, a Brooklyn assemblyman, Felix Ortiz, is looking to discourage use of disposable bags statewide.

«New York lawmakers should act this session to pass a plastic bag law based on best practices, which includes a fee for other bags, to adequately address the burden of plastic bags.»

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill on Tuesday that blocked implementation of a 5 - cent fee on plastic shopping bags that was to go into effect the following day in New York City.

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.

I'm sure they now think it is an even better idea than putting 5p on plastic bags, an idea David Laws assures me is the most popular policy the LibDems have put forward since, er, the abolition of tuition fees.

I am living with a 5 cent fee on both plastic and paper bags in Suffolk County, compliments of the Democrats in the county legislature and the Democrat county executive.

Other council members pointed to studies showing plastic bag use is on the rise in cities that have instituted similar punitive fees, like San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

State Senator Simcha Felder of Brooklyn, in Albany on Tuesday, is among the opponents of New York City's plastic bag fee.

But the State Legislature this week voted to block the city's duly enacted law, doing the bidding of the plastic - bag industry, and hiding behind the argument that the fee is a tax on the poor.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — As the state legislature debated a bill to stop New York City from putting a 5 cent fee on plastic shopping bags, it wasn't just downstate interests that were watching closely.

Gov. Cuomo Tuesday signed a bill to impose a moratorium blocking the city from imposing a controversial 5 - cent fee on plastic disposable bags.

State lawmakers have voted to delay the implementation of a five - cent fee on plastic and paper grocery bags in New York City, which effectively kills the bill.

Cuomo's proposal comes three months after a state task force laid out a range of options to address plastic - bag pollution, including a statewide ban or a small per - bag fee on consumers.

The push from the state echoes another battle: the legislature's move to suspend the city's fee on plastic and paper bags.

Two state lawmakers last month proposed legislation that would ban plastic bags statewide, and put a fee on paper bags.

The Citizens Budget Commission and many others have had enough: it's time for New York City to act on imposing a plastic bag fee.

Two state lawmakers from Manhattan, Sens. Liz Krueger and Brad Hoylman, last month proposed legislation that would ban plastic bags statewide, and put a fee between 10 cents and a quarter on paper bags.

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.

State lawmakers vowed to block NYC from slapping a 5 - cent fee on plastic and paper bags, which is set to go into effect Feb. 15.

«While the retail industry recognizes and appreciates that the fee would supplant the far-less desirable ban on the use of plastic carryout bags, we are concerned that the underpinning message blames the city's retail industry for an environmental disaster but simultaneously puts it in line to score a new profit center from it.»

Opponents of NYC's five - cent fee on plastic and paper bags are marshaling their forces in Albany to stop the city from implementing it before it takes effect next month.