New York Expected to Ban Plastic Bags by 2020

New Yorkers who don't already carry totes everywhere may have to pick up the habit. Part of Governor Andrew Cuomo's 2020 $175 billion USD budget plan includes a proposed ban on single-use plastic bags, which is expected to pass. Every year, there are billions -- billions with a 'b' -- of bags that are thrown away after just one use," senator Todd Kaminsky told CNN. "The average plastic bag use is about 12 minutes ... we just have this disposable plastic craze and it is adding up." On the West Co...