New York Ban on ‘Scourge’ of Plastic Bags Upheld by Judge (1)

New York’s ban on single-use plastic bags was upheld in state Supreme Court on Thursday, allowing the state to move forward with enforcement.

An association of New York City bodega owners, a Bronx grocer, and a plastic bag manufacturer in February filed suit against the state, alleging that regulations created by the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation were unconstitutional and inconsistent with the law passed in 2019.

State Supreme Court Justice Gerald W. Connolly in a decision Thursday upheld the ban, as well as the majority of the regulations.

Connolly did however, agree that the department went ...