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Environmentalists, conservationists and many New Jersey residents welcomed the state’s vanguard plastic bag ban last year with hope and cheers. But, according to Monmouth University’s latest poll, the ban may be starting to wear as thin as some of those previously ubiquitous white bags. Although a majority still backs the ban, support for it has dropped.

As of May 4, single-use plastic bags are officially banned in New Jersey. The law was signed in November 2020, but stores and businesses were given 18 months to prepare for the changes.

The New Jersey state Legislature passed a bill last month that is the strongest in the country to help reduce single-use plastics.

“We have the power to enact environmental change in our town that is really needed," said councilwoman Kate Triggiano.

By Jenna O'Donnell LITTLE SILVER – A quest to reduce waste in Little Silver started with a trip to Alaska last spring. While exploring the...