Dept. of Sanitation distributing free reusable
bags ahead of statewide plastic bag ban
BY BILL PARRY
With a statewide ban on plastic carryout
bags set to be enacted on March 1,
the city’s Department of Sanitation announced
that they will be distributing
some 100,000 free reusable bags to city
residents over the next three weeks.
While businesses will begin collecting
a five-cent fee on paper carryout
bags in New York City, critics of the
ban are warning that an acute shortage
of paper bags will add to the hardship
consumers are facing.
“City residents use billions of single
use bags every year, and they are
frequently used for only a few minutes
at a time,” Sanitation Commissioner
Kathryn Garcia said. “Plastic bags are
particularly troublesome as contaminants
in our recycling, as they often
clog machinery, and we’ve all seen
plastic bags stuck in city trees around
the city. This is not sustainable. Bring
your reusable bag every time you shop,
and help us keep the city healthy, safe
and clean.”
New York City residents, commuters
and visitors use and discard approximately
10 billion single use carryout
With a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags set to take effect March 1, the city’s Department of Sanitation is distributing
reusable bags. Courtesy Department of Sanitation
bags annually. On average, the Department
of Sanitation collects more than
1,700 tons of single-use carryout bags
per week, totaling 91,000 tons of plastic
and papers carryout bags each year.
The Department of Sanitation has
already distributed more than 70,000
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reusable bags since 2016. The bags
have been made available at events,
through elected officials and community
boards, from community groups
and to residents taking the Zero Waste
Pledge, among other venues.
In Queens, the reusable bags will
be distributed at 183-02 Union Tpke. in
Fresh Meadows from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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To learn about additional reusable
bag giveaway, visit the Department of
Sanitation’s website.
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