Nassau to require retailers to recycle bags


Newsday
March 23, 2008 - ...plastic shopping bags that end up adorning parking meters, trees, fences and other public structures.Legislation to be introduced this week would require many supermarkets and retailers in Nassau to collect and recycle plastic bags, which are not biodegradable, and would encourage shoppers to switch to reusable sacks.Suffolk County enacted a plastic bag recycling law in December, New York City followed in January, and many other municipalities have legislation in the...


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