Meanwhile, the paper bags saved in New Jersey ... made along the way. For example, we learned that many online shoppers were generating more reusable bags than they needed once the law went into ...

The mountains of bags are an unintended consequence of New Jersey’s strict new bag ban in supermarkets. It went into effect in May and prohibits not only plastic bags but paper bags as well.

“Plastic bags are one of the most problematic forms of garbage, leading to millions of discarded bags that stream annually into our ... how New Jersey’s plastic and paper bag ban has created ...

In May, New Jersey became the first state to ... worse for the environment than the other. Which one? Paper bags. Surprised? Let's delve into the data underlying the case for plastic over paper.

More than five months into New Jersey’s strict ... single-use plastic bags are prohibited and paper bags aren’t an option. The new bill aiming to amend the ban, S-3114, would require stores ...

Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday signed a new law banning businesses from handing out single-use plastic bags, polystyrene food containers, plastic straws and paper bags in New Jersey. The measure ...

has introduced legislation to repeal the state's 2020 law banning the sale and use of single-use plastic and paper carryout bags, his office announced earlier this year. "New Jersey implemented ...

All of these businesses are prohibited from supplying plastic carryout bags, but can still give out paper. The law also bans most food and beverage containers made ... pandemic's impact on New ...

It’s hard to make ... paper bags produce methane and carbon dioxide, both potent greenhouse gases, as they break down. A plastic bag in a landfill produces neither, but, when plastic escapes ...

New Jersey's single ... have been made along the way. For example, we learned that many online shoppers were generating more reusable bags than they needed once the law went into effect.