May 6, 2021 The state's ban on single-use plastic shopping bags has been a mixed bag, with some groceries ignoring the new regulations and the state issuing zero fines so far. Subscribe Some supporters of the law, launched just over six months ago, maintain it will take time to gain a hold due to ongoing stresses over the pandemic. But others are furious that some bodegas and at least one local grocery chain appears to be flouting the new regulations barring single-use plastic bags. Subscribe "This is absurd," said environmental activist Judith Weis, adding she's repeatedly complained to state officials about the Gristedes grocery on the Upper West Side.