What to Know
- A bill currently in the New Jersey state legislature would ban plastic bags, plastic straws and some food containers.
- Last summer, Gov. Phil Murphy vetoed a bill that would have made New Jersey the first state in the country to enact a plastic bag tax.
- A ban on styrofoam containers, plastic bags and straws went into effect in Monmouth, New Jersey last June.
New Jersey may become the first state in the country to ban all single-use supermarket bags.
A bill currently in the state legislature would ban plastic bags, plastic straws and some food containers.
According to NJ.com, Sen. Bob Smith, a Middlesex Democrat who chairs the Senate Environment and Energy Committee, is pushing to add paper bags to the legislation. The idea is to encourage grocery store customers to bring bags from home.
Last summer, Gov. Phil Murphy vetoed a bill that would have made New Jersey the first state in the country to enact a plastic bag tax. The governor said he wanted stricter legislation.
A ban on styrofoam containers, plastic bags and straws went into effect in Monmouth, New Jersey last June. Any businesses that violate the law are subject to a $2,400 fine. A similar ban was also enacted in Long Beach, New Jersey.
Continue reading about the possible single-use bag ban here.
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