It's a ban that will take effect across the state in a matter of months.

"It's a lot of waste and unnecessary to have the plastic bags and I've been using reusable bags for years," said Megan Slovak, a Corning resident.

A Wegmans location in Corning has started to implement the ban on plastic grocery bags ahead of the law becoming official next March. When customers walked into the store Monday, they found plenty of signs pointing out the new change.

"I'm skeptical about the whole thing. I catch it to be virtue signaling that is not going to amount to much. I don't think there's too many plastic bags ending up in the ocean," said Matt Schilling, of Elmira.

For some people, banning plastic bags has been a long time coming.

"People have been selling reusable bags for a while now, so it didn't really sneak up on us," said James Temple, a Horseheads resident.

There's a fee of 5 cents for customers who choose to use a paper bag. That fee will be donated to the Southern Tier Food Bank.