A total of 10 states — Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi and Wisconsin have preemptive bans on banning plastic bags, legislation aimed at preventing bag bans from ever being introduced. Unless we have wholesale changes in the Legislature and ...
Starting in June 2019, stores will be prohibited from providing plastic carry-out bags. Bags used for produce, frozen food and meats and pharmacy bags for prescriptions are exempt. The ordinance also bans non-recycled paper bags and biodegradable plastic bags that are not at least 2.25 millimete...
As a small but growing number of towns in New Jersey ban single-use plastic and paper bags at the checkout counters, supermarket chains and retailers are on board with getting the state to ban the bags everywhere. In the meantime, the New Jersey Food Council, the trade organization that re...
A new law in the Garden State bans packing peanuts and aims to ensure that recyclable products are made up of a certain amount of recycled material in the first place. The legislation signed into law, which takes effect in two years, is intended to reduce virgin plastic use, and is expect...
One example is the ongoing development of single use plastic bans that impact restaurants. We have seen this in state and city jurisdictions in the United States as well as oversees such as the plastic bag, utensils and straw ban in Taiwan. As a result, we recently replaced plastic st...
There are about 60 towns in New Jersey that have either enacted or proposed different plastic bag policies. Surrounding states like New York, Connecticut, Delaware and Massachusetts already have laws in place. WHAT'S YOUR TOWN'S LAW?Plastic bag bans across NJ: See the list ...
We should have capitalized on the manufacturing power of in-state companies, who are capable of filling the plastic void with paper bags," Testa said in a news release, "The bags could be made from recycled paper, and after use, they could be easily recycled again."...
A new law in the Garden State bans packing peanuts and aims to ensure that recyclable products are made up of a certain amount of recycled material in the first place. The legislation signed into law, which takes effect in two years, is intended to reduce virgin plastic use, and is expect...
“Burlington County is a state leader in recycling and one of the reasons why is because of outstanding programs like this one that allow our residents to conveniently dispose of financial papers and other sensitive documents, along with plastic bags and packaging materials,” said County Commissione...