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| DATE | 2016-05-06 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [Hangout-NYLXS] Fucking Tax EVERYTHING
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vidence from cities around the world has shown that a plastic bag tax
can work to reduce bag waste by 60 to 90%, Councilmembers Brad Lander
and Margaret Chin write.
New Yorkers dispose of more than 9 billion plastic bags each year, which
get caught in trees, clog up storm drains, pollute our beaches and
oceans, and add up to 91,000 tons of solid waste which costs the City
12.5 million dollars to send to landfills.
On Thursday, the New York City Council did something about it.
The Bring Your Own Bag Bill will require stores to charge five cents for
each carryout bag (plastic or paper) — but the goal is not to collect
the fee. The goal is to encourage New Yorkers to bring reusable bags
instead.
FIVE-CENT BAG SURCHARGE BILL PASSES VOTE IN CITY COUNCIL
It may be hard to believe that a small charge could have such a big
impact on our environment. But evidence from cities around the country
(from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles, from Minneapolis to Austin) and
countries around the world (Germany, England, Israel and South Africa)
shows it will work — and reduce single use bag waste by 60 to 90%.
It’s not hard to bring a reusable bag. We bring our keys when we leave
the house, a MetroCard to ride the subway, a briefcase or purse when
head out. We can all remember to bring reusable bags when we shop. In
all the places that have adopted a fee, the vast majority of people,
across lines of race, income, and neighborhood, start bringing their own
bags. And when we do so, we'll keep our streets, parks and playgrounds
clean of plastic bag litter, eliminate tens of thousands of tons of
plastic waste, and create a better environment for our children and
grandchildren.
Councilman Brad Lander speaks at a rally in support of the plastic bag
tax at City Hall.
Richard Harbus/for New York Daily News
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Council Member Margaret Chin reacts to the passage of the plastic bag
legislation.
William Alatriste/City Council
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Council Members Brad Lander and Margaret Chin say the goal of the bag
tax isn't to collect a fee, but to encourage New Yorkers to reuse bags
instead.
GREENFIELD: BAG TAX WON'T WORK, WILL HURT WORKING-CLASS FAMILIES
This bill is about creating a sustainable future and making progress
towards our zero waste goals — and we want to make it work for all New
Yorkers. That’s why we lowered the charge from 10 cents (what they
charge in California and Seattle) to five cents, required multi-lingual
educational outreach, exempted those paying with public benefits, and
committed to a large-scale public/private partnership to give away free
reusable bags.
More than two years ago, we first started talking about New York's
plastic bag problem. Since then we've talked with thousands of New
Yorkers in every borough — shoppers, schoolkids, small business owners,
NYCHA residents, environmental and climate justice advocates, seniors,
and many more.
We’re proud to have passed a bill that will work for all of them — and
for the future of our city.
Lander (D) and Chin (D) are Councilmembers from Brooklyn and Manhattan,
respectively
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