New York Bans Plastic Bags – level 1

09-03-2020 15:00

The New York state bans plastic bags in shops. The ban starts on April 1. Shops can sell paper bags to customers. Now all shops must prepare for the change. They must pay money if they break the law.

Officials say that there are too many plastic bags. The number of plastic bags is going up. It is important to reduce the number of plastic bags. In New York, people use more than 23 billion plastic bags every year. It is very bad for the environment.

Some shops can use plastic bags in the future. They can use them to pack meat. Restaurants can also use plastic bags for takeout food.

Difficult words: ban (to stop something officially), reduce (to make something smaller in size or number), takeout food (a meal that people buy in a restaurant and they take it away).

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