July 2014

NYAGS Brad Gerstman: The City Council’s plan to promote E. coli

Reusable bags play a significant role in food contamination unless they’re properly washed on a regular basis — something people rarely do.

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De Blasio administration ‘looking very closely’ at enacting a fee on plastic bags

From New York Daily News: Mayor de Blasio’s administration is ‘looking very closely’ at a proposal to add fees to plastic shopping bags. The de Blasio administration is “looking very closely” at a proposal to slap fees on plastic shopping bags, a top city official said Friday. First Deputy Mayor Anthony Shorris has been conferring […]

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