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Tompkins County launches reusable-bag ad campaign funded by state bag fee
Summary
County staff unveiled a bring-your-own-bag advertising and distribution campaign using funds from New York State's 5' bag fee (the county receives roughly 3' of that per paper bag sold), including bus-shelter ads, a side-of-bus campaign and distribution to food pantries.
Tompkins County staff presented a reusable-bag distribution and public-education campaign to the PEAK committee, funded by revenues from New York State's 2020 plastic-bag ban and accompanying 5' paper-bag fee.
"We're calling it the bring your own bag campaign," said staff. The county opted into the 5' fee; staff explained that approximately 3' of the fee is returned to Tompkins County for eligible uses such as distributing reusable bags and outreach.…
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