New York Is Preparing to Ban Plastic Bags Plastic pollution has been a hot-button issue in <br />recent years. New York is inching closer to a plastic bag ban. Although lawmakers are ideally seeking a ban, a 5-cent fee for plastic bags may be on the table. Sen. Todd Kaminsky, chair of the Committee on Environmental Conservation, says the ban is “about changing <br />the culture.” Sen. Todd Kaminsky, via 'New York Post' However, low-income residents would be exempt from fees. Governor Andrew Cuomo says he supports the ban, but his real emphasis is on the plastic bag fee.
