NEW JERSEY SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAN WILL BE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN THE COUNTRY

NEW JERSEY SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAN WILL BE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN THE COUNTRY

September 27, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: September 28, 2020

The New Jersey state legislature has voted to ban single-use plastic bags in all stores and restaurants. This bill also bans the use of single-use polystyrene at restaurants and paper bags at grocery stores and is the most thorough single-use plastic ban in the United States.This bill is probably the strongest, most comprehensive bill in the nation dealing with plastics and packaging. It will go a long way in our battle with plastic pollution.”Jeff Tittel, the director of the New Jersey Sierra Club

The bill has been approved in the legislature, and NJ governor Scott Murphy is expected to sign the bill into law.

“The governor is proud to support the strongest bag ban in the nation. This bill will significantly reduce the harm that these products cause to our environment.”Mahen Gunaratna, Governor Murphy’s communications director