Tag: single-use plastic bags

  • Opinion: Plastic and paper bag ban will not impact landfills, but will affect middle class shoppers

    Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law PL 2020, c117 which prohibits single-use plastic and paper bags at grocery stores. Beginning May 4, 2022, New Jersey businesses may not sell or provide single-use plastic bags or paper bags to their customers. Is paper not totally and easily recyclable and biodegradable? This extremely short-sighted law fails to…

  • Gov. Murphy signs bill banning single-use paper and plastic bags

    Gov. Murphy signs bill banning single-use paper and plastic bags

    Gov. Phil Murphy has signed S-864 – which prohibits the use of single-use plastic bags and paper bags in all stores and food service businesses statewide – into law. Murphy said the new law is a significant step to reduce harm and pollution those products cause to the Garden State’s environment. “Plastic bags are one…

  • Pennington Council adopts ordinance phasing out single-use carryout bags

    Pennington Council adopts ordinance phasing out single-use carryout bags

    Pennington is joining more than 30 New Jersey municipalities in banning single-use plastic carryout bags. Pennington council members voted unanimously to adopt the ordinance on May 4; Council President Catherine Chandler and council members Glen Griffiths, Charles Marciante, Elizabeth Semple, Beverly Mills and Deborah Gnatt voted “yes” in favor of the measure. “Single-use plastic bags…

  • Opinion: Take stock of what you can do to protect the environment

    Opinion: Take stock of what you can do to protect the environment

    April 22 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The celebration of this transformational moment in the nation’s history comes at a challenging time. There will be no large, joyous gatherings of committed (and casual) environmentalists that we’ve savored in the past. The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is exploding across the globe, creating widespread anxiety and…