In June 2016, the New York City Council voted to postpone its proposed five-cent fee on plastic bags until February 2017. And in February, lawmakers voted to block a law that would have made the five-cent fee for plastic bags effective.

Now, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is bringing the idea of a plastic bag fee back to the table by creating a plastic bag task force, a year-long study of the issue that will help the city develop recommendations for reducing the use of plastic bags.

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