LOCAL • INDEPENDENT • FREE Volume 14
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Issue 6
• February 7 – February 13, 2020
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saratogaTODAYnewspaper.com
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518- 581-2480
SO LONG, PLASTIC! by Veronica Zabala Saratoga TODAY NEW YORK — On March 1, the Bag Waste Reduction Law will go into effect across New York State. The law is meant to encourage shoppers to use reusable bags and cut down on waste. However, some see it as a downside. The new law bans plastic bags that would be provided to customers at any state retailer that collects sales tax. Instead, stores will provide paper bags at an extra cost of 5 cents, which is collected
as a state tax. Stores will also begin to sell reusable cloth bags for customers to purchase. Not every plastic bag is banned under this new law. Exempt bags include those used to wrap food products and plants, bags for collecting bulk items, garment bags, trash bags and most importantly for us, bags for delivering newspapers. Shoppers are also encouraged to keep using the current plastic bags that they already own. See Story pg. 14
New York's Plastic Bag Ban Begins March 1
2 New Executives Athlete of the Week:
CHARLIE DIDONATO
The Board of Directors of the Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership (SCPP) has unanimously appointed Shelby Schneider as President and CEO. See pg. 15
Mary Solomons has been named executive director of Saratoga Hospital Foundation, responsible for hospital fundraising and other development activities. See pg. 15
Photo provided. See Story pg. 37
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