Tag: plastic bag ban
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East Brunswick community ‘getting past plastics one bottle at a time’
EAST BRUNSWICK – Getting past plastics one bottle at a time. That is the movement the East Brunswick Hadassah, the East Brunswick Sustainability Task Force and Alpha Delta Kappa launched at a public forum as they hosted a panel to discuss alternatives to plastic, recycling habits and the adverse effects that plastic materials have on…
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New Jersey Goes Green: How local stores will be affected by the plastic bag ban
New Jersey’s plastic bag ban, slated to be the nation’s strictest, will go into effect on May 4. The bill, as explained in the NJ Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) new “Get Past Plastic” website, places a ban on all single-use plastic bags, and goes one step further to ban paper bags at large…
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Goodbye, plastic bags, and good riddance
By Alison Mitchell Whether tumbling down roads, tangled in tree branches, floating in rivers or washed up on beaches, plastic shopping bags seem to be everywhere. They are among the most frequently found pieces of litter by volunteers cleaning up beaches, rivers and streams in New Jersey. Single-use plastic bags are harmful to wildlife. Aquatic…
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Join the North Brunswick Library for a virtual roundtable on New Jersey’s upcoming ban on plastic bags
Starting May 4, all New Jersey retail stores, grocery stores and food service businesses may not provide or sell single-use plastic carryout bags and polystyrene foam service products. What does this mean for your business? What can consumers and business owners expect when this new law, P.L. 2020 c.117, takes effect? How can businesses obtain…
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Opinion: New Jersey’s single-use bag and straw ban will make a difference
On Nov. 4, 2020, New Jersey enacted P.L. 2020, c. 117 to place restrictions or total elimination of the distribution of plastic straws, paper or plastic single-use carryout bags, and polystyrene food service containers. Whether you’re a proponent, opponent or indifferent, you may still wonder if the law will have any real impact. Let’s take…