Plastic bags have become a hot button issue at the Capitol of late, with state lawmakers voting this week to delay by one year New York City's imposition
of a bag fee, previously approved by the City Council.
The Democratic - majority state Assembly voted to delay the city's implementation
of the bag fee on Tuesday, joining the Republican - led State Senate who voted Monday in favor of enacting a yearlong moratorium on the charge that was set to go into effect on Feb. 15.
A bill now on Cuomo's desk would delay the implementation
of the bag fee by one year, a measure that passed both chambers last week and would likely kill the surcharge, which is due to take effect this week.
Not exact matches
Just as Torontonians were getting used to shelling out 5 cents for plastic
bags, Mayor Rob Ford — possibly angered by having to carry so many nickels and unwilling to suffer the indignity
of paying for a reusable shopping
bag — put forth a motion to do away with the city's plastic -
bag fee as
of July 1.
Compare the price
of a basic economy ticket plus a checked
bag fee and the higher - priced coach ticket.
For example, The Platinum Card from American Express card offers $ 200 in statement credits each year toward
fees, including those for checked
bags, ticket changes and in - flight purchases
of meals and drinks.
More than half
of economy passengers in our survey were charged to select a better seat, and 40 percent who checked a
bag were charged an extra
fee.
Last December the U.S. Department
of Transportation dropped proposals that would have required airlines to disclose checked and carry - on
bag fees at the start
of a ticket purchase rather than later on.
And personal experience at Shoppers Drug Mart and Sobeys suggests many cashiers have simply given up on the
bag fee regardless
of corporate policy.
The
bag -
fee movement — driven by environmental crusaders and corporate group - think — un-tipped because it conflicted with the primacy
of consumer preferences.
Consider the demonization
of individual water bottles, a move that predates the plastic -
bag fee.
Toronto has undone its bylaw; and many
of the leading
bag -
fee proponents have gone back to handing out free
bags — although they seem to have skipped the fanfare this time around.
No - frills carrier Spirit Airlines, for example, has drawn the ire
of consumer activists with some 70 different
fees, including $ 35 to $ 50 for a carry - on
bag.
The new no -
fee United credit card lacks some
of the additional travel perks including United Club passes and free checked
bags that can be worth paying the annual
fee.
Costs are a mixed
bag for ICLN: One - off trading costs, as represented by bid / ask spreads, are high while recurring yearly
fees are one
of the lowest in the segment.
Brown unmasks the financial industry for all to see, revealing the less - than - honest sales tactics
of boiler - room brokers and dressing down investment banks for running away with
fees and riches while Mom and Pop retail investors are left holding the
bag.
Ancillary revenue — which has ballooned in recent years — comes from
fees airlines charge for checked
bags, different levels
of seating, and food.
Walmart will continue to offer plastic
bags at a
fee of five cents per
bag to those customers who request them.
«We know from our experience in other international markets that an incentive in the form
of a
fee to encourage customers to adopt reusable
bags reduces single - use plastic
bags by more than 50 %.
Instead
of the Gold Delta SkyMiles» first checked
bag free, you get a $ 200 airline
fee credit to cover up to $ 200 a year in baggage
fees and more at one selected qualifying airline.
Look at the 2013 list
of top - rated charities (the ones that give the most money to their ministries vs. those who take a huge chunk
of the donations for «administrative
fees»)- It's a mixed
bag, but the ones that tend to do the best are the Catholic Charities (Jesuit Refugee Services gives ~ 97 %
of its donations directly to the poor) while the bottom 20 are filled with religious, non-Catholic charities like «Victorious Christian Living International» and the «Gospel to the Unreached Millions» Which give 57.2 % and 56.9 %
of their donations to the poor, keeping the rest for administrative costs.
We are in the same
bag as the other big 3 and our current spend is 10m, that would most likely be covered by loan
fees and the sale
of Podolski and Campbell.
I am not convinced that Evans is the answer, but he does have
bags of Premier League as well as Champions League experience from his time at Old Trafford and the transfer
fee would not be in the ridiculous realms we are hearing about the likes
of Mustafi and Gimenez, so do you think Wenger will make his transfer interest more concrete?
Lacazette is a clinical Welbz,
bags of potential but not at all certain for the
fee we're talking about.
During the first practice round, Stark couldn't get the hang
of hefting Casper's
bag and replacing divots, so he told Billy Casper Jr., 9, that if he replaced the divots he'd give him part
of his caddie
fee.
The Former Lyon striker
bagged an amazingly consistent tally
of goals for his previous side, and we just broke our club record
fee to land him, so in whose right mind is that believes we would now break that record to land a deal to sign an ageing Karim Benzema?
Expenses (like tools for that that all - important doula
bag -
of - tricks), taxes, insurance, and professional membership
fees.
You'll need to compare what «extras» are included in the service since packages can range from a specific number
of diapers to a flat
fee, and may or may not include wipes, pails, reusable
bags, covers, etc..
It's well worth the daily parking
fee and the extra $ 2 - $ 5 a
bag to have someone else take care
of bags.
Many
of the
bags also include the option to choose leather handles, different
bag colors, or even two photos (one on each side) for a small additional
fee.
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.
Say what you will about the
bag fee legislation approved by the City Council last month, It's probably fair to say no one expected the Democrat dominated New York State Assembly to even consider overturning the will
of the also overwhelming Democratic New York City Council.
Listen to Ganduje's recent outburst: «I have decided to let the cat out
of the
bag... For one year, Kwankwaso did not pay a single kobo as tuition
fees for our students abroad.
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.
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.
On Monday, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie acknowledged there are concerns among some
of the New York City lawmakers in his conference over the
bag fee.
City Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia faced a barrage
of criticism from the panel, including State Assemblyman Dov Hikind
of Brooklyn, who said the 5 - cent
bag fee amounts to taxation without representation.
«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.»
State lawmakers yesterday began the process
of bagging NYC's 5 - cent plastic
bag fee.
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.
In a statement, Cuomo called the
fee «an earnest attempt at a real solution» to the problem
of bag waste, but said that allowing the stores to keep the money amounted «to a $ 100 million - per - year windfall to merchants.»
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.
Backers
of the
fee note that New Yorkers consume 9 billion disposable
bags a year, which clutter parks, cling to trees, accrue into islands in the world's oceans, strangle marine life and cost the city sanitation system an estimated $ 12.5 million annually to process.
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.
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.
Fee per transaction for single - use bags: Under this option, a single fee would be imposed for the use of single - use bags (i.e., a fee would be assessed whether a consumer received one bag or 10 bag
Fee per transaction for single - use
bags: Under this option, a single
fee would be imposed for the use of single - use bags (i.e., a fee would be assessed whether a consumer received one bag or 10 bag
fee would be imposed for the use
of single - use
bags (i.e., a
fee would be assessed whether a consumer received one bag or 10 bag
fee would be assessed whether a consumer received one
bag or 10
bags).
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.
Councilman Brad Lander, a Democrat from Brooklyn, right, and Oliver Harwood, supporters
of the plastic
bag fee.