New York State To Ban Plastic Bags -- Here's Why

The use of plastic bags has been a topic of debate for a while, and New York State is passing a bill to ban their use. Plastic bags, although useful to people, are not useful to the environment. For example, the article cites that a whale died from having 88 pounds of plastic in its stomach, as a result of plastic bags and other plastics floating around the ocean. Also, the article cited that New York State utilizes 23 billion plastic bags yearly, which is certainly a lot of plastic that is created to be used once or twice. Enacting this bill would ban the use of plastic bags, which is a lot safer for the environment.

My reaction to this article was informational. I think the article cites very good examples as to why plastic bags should be banned. I was also very surprised at the number of plastic bags that are used in the State of New York. Overall, the banning of plastic bags in New York State is helpful to the environment in the long run.

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  1. UnknownApril 2, 2019 at 6:19 AM

    This is similar to the ban on plastic straws that is occurring in some states.

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  2. AnonymousApril 8, 2019 at 5:49 AM

    I think this is helpful to the environment, but many people use plastic bags to carry things so I think it will cause issues down the line.

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