New Jersey lawmakers are contemplating tweaking the state's ban on one-use plastic bags after shoppers reported collecting stockpiles of reusable bags that are often used once.
New Jersey lawmakers
It is a problem that has affected shoppers across the state - regardless of whether they wholeheartedly supported the ban or not - since the law took effect May 4. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy celebrated signing the ban into law back in 2020 as a way to address plastic pollution. Now, some shoppers are describing having stockpiles of reusable bags, prompting lawmakers to contemplate altering the ban.
"Help is on the way, because we don’t want to see these reusable bags building up in customers’ homes," Smith said. A shopper carries plastic bags in the Manhattan borough of New York City March 1, 2020.leader in South Jersey, Chris Mentzer, director of operations at Rastelli Market Fresh, said he would like to see paper bags be used for online orders.