East Hampton village bans plastic bags
Photo credit: Newsday file photo, 2008 | East Hampton Village is the second municipality on Long Island to ban plastic bags.
East Hampton Village Wednesday becomes the second municipality on Long Island to ban plastic bags, and supermarkets and other stores have prepared for the change by stocking up on paper bags and heavy-duty plastic bags made for repeat use.
In the Waldbaum's on Newtown Lane -- one of the biggest users of plastic bags in the village -- signs are up announcing the change, which excludes bags...
