Reminder: NYS Plastic Bag Ban Takes Effect 3/1
Rockland County Executive Ed Day reminds residents that the New York State Plastic Bag Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling Act takes effect on Sunday, March 1, 2020. The law prohibits the distribution of plastic carryout bags by retailers in New York State and authorizes counties and cities to impose a five-cent paper carryout bag reduction fee on paper carryout bags. […]