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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 5 May 2016

    Those ubiquitous, easily torn plastic bags from grocery stores will soon cost a nickel in NYChttp://nyti.ms/26XVXqn 

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      1. FXR‏ @DatHandsomeJerk 5 May 2016
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        @nytimes It did not last long in Dallas, Tx...

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      1. Smittie™ GED (Hons), BS (D-)‏ @smittie61984 5 May 2016
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        "@nytimes Those ubiquitous, easily torn plastic bags from grocery stores will soon cost a nickel in NYC" ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻pic.twitter.com/WLxfep8wm2

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      1. Jamie‏ @jessied44 23 May 2016
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        @wubanga10154 Enjoy the snobbery of shopping like European housewives with their net bags for the daily cuisine.

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      1. Ida Duplechin‏ @MrsDuplechin 5 May 2016
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        @nytimes @BetteMidler Wow! You have POWER!

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      1. dangermouth‏ @madavis323 5 May 2016
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        @nytimes & our (LA) bags start at 10 cts. for the flimsy ones; jump to 25 cts. for the sturdier ones & again to 1.50 + for reuseables. 😞😒😕😑

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      1. dangermouth‏ @madavis323 5 May 2016
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        @nytimes Wow, ya'll finally enacted this huh? My mom is NOT going to be pleased...😞😂 Meanwhile, here in CA, we've had it for a few years now

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      2. yyzgirl‏ @yyzgirl 5 May 2016
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        We had #plasticbag fee in #Toronto for a while & I still carry my own reusable #bag every day because of it! @nytimes #topoli #RobFordLegacy

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      1. proletariat‏ @File__Not_Found 5 May 2016
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        @nytimes ima roll up in the grocery store...gimme 5 bags as I flip a quarter 😎

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      1. annie‏ @itsanniev 5 May 2016
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        @nytimes @JPatchy_21 omg we're getting the stupid bag tax now in nyc

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      1. MadMary4mMayo‏ @MadMary4mMayo 5 May 2016
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        @nytimes great idea, being going on in Ireland for years now, it helps change habits and a lot of shoppers reuse bags #goodfortheenvironment

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      1. Hannah‏ @Alegria245 5 May 2016
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        @nytimes Are there places to recycle plastic bags in NY? Do people know they exist?

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      1. mia..moore‏ @p_my_ne 5 May 2016
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        @nytimes that kind of bag is worth 22€cents in EU.everything fall thru the sec you lift the bag,than have to buy another.

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      1. joe‏ @deletedjoe 5 May 2016
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        @nytimes haha NY catch up. CA has been doing this and most of Long beach doesn't use plastic bags anymore.

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      1. fowlpoxpress.ca‏ @VirgilKay 5 May 2016
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        @nytimes Why waste a nickel on some old bag?

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      1. Chewy Yorkie‏ @ChewyYorkie 5 May 2016
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        @nytimes Oh please, talk about government overreach. 🙄https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/728331452484616193 …

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      1. Rosemary Cuoco‏ @rocuoco 5 May 2016
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        @nytimes So now we'll buy expensive "Hefty" type plastic bags for our garbage instead of recycling. Who profits now?

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      1. Jenny Rogers‏ @Rogjenny 5 May 2016
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        @nytimes 22c in Ireland

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