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Is your business compliant? State-wide plastic bag ban set to go into effect

by Anna Lamb October 14, 2020October 14, 2020

ITHACA, N.Y. –– State-wide legislation is set to go into effect later this month banning single-use plastic shopping bags. The new law, which was meant to be put into place back in March, was delayed due to an industry lawsuit. Ultimately, the law was upheld by the New York State Supreme Court, and the New […]

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Tompkins legislators approve 5 cent paper bag fee, effective March 2020

by Kelsey O'Connor November 20, 2019November 22, 2019

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