Complete Compost Storage Kits (Kitchen Counter Caddie, Roll of Plant-based Liner Bags, and a Larger Locking Bulk Transporter) are available to Village of Ardsley Residents Only for $20 in Village Hall, located at 507 Ashford Avenue.  Learn more 

The bottom line is that plastic bag bans work, and according to a recent report from the nonprofits - U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, Frontier Group and Environment America - bans on plastic bags around the U.S. have already reduced the number of bags used by billions.

The 2024 report, “Plastic Bag Bans Work”, found that bans in three states New Jersey, Vermont, and 25 cities and municipalities in Pennsylvania - and two cities, Portland, Oregon and Santa Barbara, California, have reduced the number of single-use plastic bags used each year by around 6 billion. 

According to the report, over 500 municipalities in 28 states had plastic bag legislation in effect as of 2021.  Further, the findings suggested that plastic bag bans could cut single-use plastic bag use by around 300 bags per person each year once adopted. 

Don't send your plastic bags and soft product wrappings to a landfill. Check here for local establishments that will take your clean plastic bags and plastic wrapping to recycle.