Tag: plastic bag ban
Is the State’s Plastic Bag Ban Losing Its Grip?
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.
It’s BYOB (That’s Bring Your Own Bag) at Stores Across the...
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.
State Passes Bill to Ban Single-Use Plastic, Paper Bags
The New Jersey state Legislature passed a bill last month that is the strongest in the country to help reduce single-use plastics.
Red Bank Would Be Latest Town to Ban Plastic Bags, Styrofoam...
“We have the power to enact environmental change in our town that is really needed," said councilwoman Kate Triggiano.
Homegrown Campaign To Ban Plastic Bags in Little Silver
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...