February 21, 2020
Comments Off on As plastic bag ban approaches, some stores ahead of the curve, others merely react
A nickel can be a powerful thing. Last summer Wegmans conducted a pilot study at two stores to see how customers would react if single-use plastic grocery bags were removed even before a statewide ban goes into effect March 1 ...
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December 17, 2019
Comments Off on Cuomo wants to ban Styrofoam food containers, packing peanuts
First it was plastic, disposable grocery bags. Now the governor is targeting Styrofoam take-out containers and foam packing peanuts. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Tuesday that he will reveal in his State of the State address next month a plan ...
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