This week, as the world celebrated Earth Day, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (D-N.Y.) was at a signing ceremony for the statewide plastic bag ban that will go into effect on March 1, 2020. The new law seeks to drastically address some 23 billion single-use plastic bags New Yorkers use every year. This is a win for advocates, conservationists and for our politicians who have been working hard on ways to legally protect the environment.