With Democrats controlling both chambers of the state legislature, lawmakers have reached an agreement to include the plastic ban in a broader framework of budgetary measures to be voted on by Monday.
NEW YORK - After several failed attempts, New York state is poised to ban single-use plastic bags provided by stores, making it only the second US state, after California, to pass such a rule.
"I think we're going to look back and wonder why this isn't something that was commonplace before now," state senator Todd Kaminsky told NBC television Thursday. "But I'm glad we're doing it now and leading the way.""For far too long, these bags have blighted our environment and clogged our waterways," he said recently, adding that the ban would "protect our natural resources for future generations.
The European Parliament approved a ban Wednesday on numerous plastic consumer products, including straws, cotton swabs and plastic wrapping. The measures are to take effect in 2021.In New York, a temple of consumerism with 8.5 million inhabitants, supermarkets generally provide free plastic bags, sometimes doubled for greater solidity.
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