SUNY campuses will phase out the use of plastic utensils, bags, bottles and other items in the coming years as part of a statewide push to keep hard-to-recycle waste out of landfills.
The new policy phasing out so-called single-use plastics came out of recommendations made by a task force that began studying the issue two years ago.
Grocery bags, water and beverage bottles, plastic wrap, stirrers, straws, utensils — even balloons — will be phased out in stages as more plastic-free alternatives are developed.
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