New York State has delayed the enforcement of its controversial plastic bag ban for the third time.
The state’s Division of Environmental Conservation posted on its web site that enforcement of the ban, which went into impact March 1, would now wait till June 15.
Enforcement of the ban was meant to start April 1 however was prolonged to mid-April after New York enterprise homeowners filed a lawsuit, claiming they didn’t have time to organize for it.
The bag ban enforcement was then postponed a second time, till Could 15.
“This doesn't have an effect on the native legal guidelines in New York Metropolis, Suffolk County and Tompkins County requiring that the 5-cent paper carryout bag discount price should be charged on paper carryout luggage,” the state DEC stated.
The ban, controversial even earlier than the coronavirus, has been slammed through the pandemic because it has been proven that reusable luggage my assist unfold the lethal illness.
On its web site, the DEC gives tips about how one can clear reusable luggage to stop the unfold of germs.
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