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Ready your reusable bags: Wegmans in Ithaca to eliminate plastic bags July 29

by Becky Mehorter July 23, 2019July 24, 2019

ITHACA, N.Y. — Starting Monday, July 29, the Wegmans store in Ithaca will stop offering plastic bags at the checkout lines. Customers can choose to use paper bags, but each bag will cost 5 cents. Shoppers are encouraged to bring reusable bags, the option less likely to wind up as landfill. The elimination of plastic […]

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Wegmans plans to eliminate plastic bags by end of year

by Kelsey O'Connor April 23, 2019April 24, 2019
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Local lens: New York bans single-use plastic bags

by Kelsey O'Connor April 5, 2019April 8, 2019
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Bye to single-use plastic bags? Tompkins committee calls for statewide ban

by Kelsey O'Connor February 27, 2018February 27, 2018

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