City Council’s bill on plastic bag fee faces opposition

A six-month effort to impose a 10-cent fee on plastic and paper bags has stalled in the City Council.

Since introducing the eco-friendly legislation in March, co-sponsors Brad Lander (D-Brooklyn) and Margaret Chin (D-Manhattan) have added just one supporter to the original 19 sponsors.

The bill, meant to encourage reusable bags, would exempt many low-income New Yorkers from paying the fee, which goes to the store owners rather than the city. But plenty of council members aren't on board with a plan that would impact New Yorkers unequally.

"If plastic bags are that harmful to the environment, they should be banned outright — not merely available to those who can afford them," said Rory Lancman (D-Queens).

Councilmember Steven Matteo (R-SI) called the proposal a "back-door tax that will disproportionately affect working- and middle-class New Yorkers."

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