NEW YORK (AP) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to see single-use plastic bags banned in New York state and is proposing a prohibition on them as part of his upcoming executive budget.Cuomo announced the proposal on Sunday, along with a proposal to make most non-alcoholic bottles eligible for a 5-cent redemption.
RELATED: De Blasio snuffs out cigarette sales at New York City pharmacies | Cuomo: Extend background check waiting period for gun buysThe governor called the bag ban a "bold action'' that would "create a cleaner and greener New York for all.''
Plastic bags are trash.I’m including provisions in my executive budget to ban single-use plastic bags and expand New York's Bottle Bill to make most non-alcoholic drink containers eligible for 5 cent redemption. Let's protect our environment. pic.twitter.com/71DjHpYHEV
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo)
January 13, 2019 He had first proposed a ban last April, after he and lawmakers in 2017 blocked a proposed plastic bag fee from going into effect in New York City.Cuomo, a Democrat, is scheduled to release his executive budget on Tuesday. A final budget in negotiation with the state Legislature is supposed to be passed by April 1.
