Jersey Shore Residents Pay More for Plastic Bags

A community at the Jersey Shore has become the first in the Garden State to make people pay more, if they want to use plastic bags for groceries or takeout meals. NBC10’s Ted Greenberg reports how residents are feeling about the change. *Note* Lee Califf, the executive director of the American Progressive Bag Alliance, released the following statement: “A tax on plastic bags will have no meaningful impact on litter or waste reduction, will threaten the jobs of hardworking Americans in the plastic bag manufacturing and recycling industry, and impose a costly burden on low-income consumers in Longport.