Roosevelt Island Art Installation OMG How Will I Survive The Plastic Bag Ban Shows How To Reduce, Recycle, And Reuse To Minimize Landfill Waste - NYC Plastic Bag Ban Starts Today But Enforcement Penalties Delayed Until April 1

The NYC Plastic Bag Ban starts today, March 1.

Plastic bags are officially banned across New York State! It’s one way we can help decrease pollution and create a cleaner, greener city. pic.twitter.com/iPhgqu5FWu

— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) March 1, 2020

But penalties will not be enforced until April 1.

The Department of Environmental Conservation will not enforce penalties for store owners handing out single-use plastic bags until April 1 https://t.co/tGBNmY2DU9

— POLITICO New York (@politicony) March 1, 2020

Yesterday, Roosevelt Island resident Karen Lee's art installation - OMG How Will I Survive The Plastic Bag Ban - showed us how to Reduce, Recycle and Reuse to minimize what ends up in landfill.

@Rooseveltisland creative Karen Lee “Turtle in Ocean” art installation reminds us plastic bags look like their favorite food jellyfish. @NYCSanitation Sem gives a recycling demo, Anthony from GRIN talks compost & @LibRoosevelt joins. #community #reuse pic.twitter.com/fjXYZPDgQX

— iDig2Learn (@iDig2Learn) February 29, 2020

Ms Lee takes us on a tour of OMG How Will I Survive The Plastic Bag Ban

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OMG How Will I Survive The Plastic Bag Ban - Roosevelt Island Art Exhibit Saturday February 29 Will Show You How To Survive NYC Plastic Bag Ban

Roosevelt Island resident Karen Lee invites you to an art exhibit that shows us how to survive the NYC Plastic Bag Ban.



According to Ms Lee:

Come see an ART INSTALLATION that might inspire you to think outside the plastic bag.

Pick up some tips that can minimize your need for a plastic bag.

Get a glimpse of how our recyclables get processed. Learn what really matters.

Learn some easy tips on how to fit kitchen scrap drop off that into your life.

Come share your ideas and learn a few tips from many who are trying to minimize what ends up in landfill.

Bring an item that you aren’t sure whether it’s trash or recyclable. If you don’t have a used battery drop off in your building -bring it.

Saturday February 29th 2:00-5:00pm.

Rivercross Community Room 531 Main Street,

-Drop in anytime and experience an installation to get us moving to a greener planet. Talks will be at

2:00, 3:00, 4:00

RSVP required for Non-Rivercross tenants & guests. KTSENLEE@AOL.COM

More on Roosevelt Island kids efforts to educate us on the plastic bag ban at this prior post.

Roosevelt Island Student Environmental Heroes Giving Away Free Reusable Bags Wednesday February 26 At Local Foodtown Supermarket - NYC Plastic Bag Ban Starts March 1

The New York City Plastic Bag ban begins Sunday March 1.

Plastic bags are banned starting March 1!@NYCSanitation is giving away reusable bags all week, pick one up and help save our planet: https://t.co/zYXbKezxmj pic.twitter.com/Jb7Yb4NDnv

— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) February 22, 2020

Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) Children, Youth & Education Ad Hoc Committee Chair Adib Mansour reports:

As you may already know, plastic bags will be banned in New York City as of March 1st. RIRA’s Children, Youth & Education Committee has been teaching the youth at the Child Center of NY about sound environmental practices. They have become Roosevelt Island’s:

“Environmental Heroes.”

 Come join our youth at the new FoodTown and receive a free reusable bag, donated by the generosity of:

Borough President Gale Brewer, Council Member Ben Kallos, RIOC President Susan Rosenthal.

Wednesday, Feb. 26 - 3:30 PM at Roosevelt Island FoodTown

NYC CBS New York reports on the NYC Plastic Bag ban including views from both supporters and opponents of the plastic bag ban



Roosevelt Island Foodtown supermarket owner Nick D'Agostino

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