New York public use 5.2 billion plastic garbage bags

New York public use 5.2 billion plastic garbage bags

 

 According to US media reported on the 20th, New York, the annual use of plastic shopping garbage bags as much as 5.2 billion, serious environmental pollution, whether disabled issues surfaced again. First Deputy Mayor of New York City, Xiao Reese said the city government has carefully considered in charge of shopping garbage bags, plastic garbage bags each year because New York will cause millions of dollars in expensive overhead.

   

   Xiao Reese said he was an exchange of views with the New York City Health Department officials to discuss how to reduce New York City's garbage, and to discuss the banned plastic garbage bags, plastic garbage bags or charge.

   

   He said that in New York City public radio stations, such small fees can be extended to the store or elsewhere, can gradually reduce spam; this will be the future policy direction.

 

   New York City has to follow in March this year in Los Angeles, Seattle and Washington, he proposed to charge 10 cents a biodegradable plastic garbage bags. Supporters of the proposal pointed out that plastic garbage bags used annually in New York amounted to 5.2 billion, and they need to deal with these garbage bags cost at least $ 10 million.

 

   The measure sponsored Alderman Rand said he and other health officials and city officials had discussed the proposal, the hearing will be held in the autumn. The proposal will also charge for paper garbage bags.

 

   Rand said: "The mayor has clearly indicated that he would make efforts to reduce New York City's garbage garbage bags, we'll be happy together jointly appropriate measures with them."

 

   In the 51 city councilors, 20 people have agreed to this proposal, they also allow businesses to charge reserved for his own use of plastic garbage bags. In Mayor Bloomberg period, he had proposed to charge the cost of six cents for plastic shopping garbage bags, but the proceeds turned over to the city government required, but the proposal was not adopted.




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