Environment New Jersey: Statement on Gov. Murphy's Signing of Nation's Strongest Ban on Single-Use Products
November 05, 2020
November 05, 2020
TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 5 -- Environment New Jersey issued the following news release on Nov. 4:
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the strongest single-use plastics ban in the nation into law today. Going into effect early Spring 2022, the new law will ban single-use plastics bags and polystyrene, restrict straws to on-request only and phase out paper bags at larger grocery stores.
Since plastics legislation was introduced more than two years ago, many other stat . . .
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the strongest single-use plastics ban in the nation into law today. Going into effect early Spring 2022, the new law will ban single-use plastics bags and polystyrene, restrict straws to on-request only and phase out paper bags at larger grocery stores.
Since plastics legislation was introduced more than two years ago, many other stat . . .