Why are there no plastic bags in NY?

As a result, bags continue to pollute streets and waterways, block storm drains, and hamper the city's recycling efforts. “Right now, everything is, quite frankly, just half-assed,” City Council sanitation committee chair Sandy Nurse told New York Focus.



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In the United States, eight States have currently banned single-use plastic bags, these include: California, Delaware, Connecticut, Hawaii, New York, Oregon, Maine and Vermont. All States passed legislation to ban plastic bags in stores.

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Every year, around 500 billion plastic grocery bags are used worldwide. And an estimated 10 million tons of plastic are discarded in the ocean yearly. To help combat this waste, several American states have enacted bans on plastic grocery bags.

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The decision, she says, will make waves in reducing the carbon footprint. “The impact from a carbon footprint is greater for paper bags than it was for plastic bags. They're heavier and they take more carbon to produce, ship, transport and also throw away,” said Sood.

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