Starting May 4, no retailer or food service provider in New Jersey will be able to give or sell you a single-use plastic bag at checkout. Paper bags will also be forbidden at bigger supermarkets.
NJ Plastic Bag Ban
NJ ban on plastic and paper bags: Prepare for the major change
On May 4, you'll no longer be offered paper or plastic at most grocery stores and retail locations.
11 great uses for those plastic bags that’ll soon be banned in NJ
You don’t even realize how useful they are.
Incident at Sandy Hook is why we need more than a plastic bag ban
Why New Jersey's plastic bag ban is only a small step in solving a much bigger problem.
To all NJ dog owners: Do not do this once plastic bags are banned
An unfortunate act that might only get worse in New Jersey.
NJ food pantries might gain exemption from plastic bag ban
A bill endorsed by the Assembly environment committee would also redefine what qualifies as a reusable carryout bag, at the urging of a manufacturer.
Philly's plastic bag ban has started. When does it begin in NJ?
First up in New Jersey is a ban on plastic straws that begins on Nov. 4.
NJ bag ban: one thing Murphy didn't think of
How will the plastic bag ban affect shoppers on Instacart?
The plastic bag ban is hollow virtue signaling
The strictest-in-the-nation ban on plastics was signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Phil Murphy.
NJ's latest dilemma — save the planet or humanity?
During this pandemic, many states are asking people to not bring their own reusable bags because it could spread the virus.
I worry NJ plastic bag ban may be spreading coronavirus
Reusable bags carry large amounts of bacteria.