What's Happening in Merrick, NY…

In order to reduce the number of grocery Bags in the community, a fee for each bag used will be introduced on January 1, 2017.

Bags, and their disposal, are not a small concern; one group collected over 10,000 bags from the South Shore of Nassau County during the last year. These bags cause entanglement and suffocation in marine life. The ingestion of the plastic is also something that could sicken creatures throughout the food chain.

Freeport residents, and those in nearby Merrick, understand the importance of their shores, wish fishing providing commercial employment, tourism, and recreation, hence concerns about the threat of plastic bags to the local marine life.

Environmentalists have argued that shoppers should have the option of more easily degradable products like paper, or switch to reusable Shopping Bags entirely.

The Nassau County legislature will need to review the possibility of a ban on single-use plastic bags at shops and grocery stores before adding any new restrictions. Locals and environmental activists could help their cause by spreading the word of the hazards the bags pose to the marine life and the livelihood of those that rely on it. Mail campaigns with Banners, leaflets and Posters (printed on recycled paper, of course) throughout the area could draw attention to the problem. In addition, local grocery stores could use posters and other signage to encourage their patrons to recycle more of these bags by using their return bins. Get a Free Quote for Shopping Bags Get a Free Quote for Banners Get a Free Quote for Posters Get a Free Quote for Bags