New York Approves Statewide Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban
A plastic bag hangs in a tree in Lower Manhattan in New York City. The New York state legislature on Monday, April 1, 2019, approved a budget that includes a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) At a Glance Retailers will be banned from providing single-use plastic bags starting March 1, 2020.Counties have the option of adding a 5-cent fee on paper bags.New York becomes only the second state after California to enact a statewide ban. A...