The New Jersey law gave stores and the public 18 months to prepare. The state's single-use plastic bag ban finally goes into effect May 4.
Retailers, grocery stores, and food service businesses cannot provide or sell single-use plastic carryout bags and polystyrene foam food service products. That also means shoppers will no longer be able to buy foam plates, cups, or utensils.What’s the difference between single-use and reusable?
Though the law doesn’t give a technical definition of single-use, it refers to “a carryout bag made of plastic that is not a reusable carryout bag” — in other words, the thin bags we are all used to getting at just about every store since the 1980s. New Jersey has a similar non-definition for paper bags, sort of like “we know it when we see it.”
Stores are allowed to sell reusable carryout bags, which are defined as being made from a thicker “polypropylene or PET plastic,” or made of fabric, nylon, cloth, hemp, or other machine washable fabric. They typically have stitched handles and are designed for reuse. A business will get an initial warning. It faces a $1,000 fine for a second offense and $5,000 for every offense after that.
checkout, curbside, or home delivery, though they can sell reusable bags. Items typically sold loose, such as produce, greeting cards, and flowers are exempt. Also exempt are foam containers used for raw and deli sliced meats, including poultry and fish trays. Items already pre-packed in foam, like instant ramen noodles, are allowed.cannot give out single-use plastic bags or serve or deliver food in foam containers, nor are they to give out plastic straws unless requested.
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