TRENTON, NJ – A new bill introduced in New Jersey seeks to repeal existing regulations on single-use products, specifically targeting the prohibition against certain plastic and polystyrene items. The legislation …
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A recent report from Freedonia Custom Research (FCR), a division of Marketresearch.com, has shed light on the effects of New Jersey’s single-use bag ban on consumer habits, retail operations, and …
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Anyone who actually shops for themselves saw the writing on the wall when New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a plastic bag ban into law. Suddenly, shoppers were forced to …
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TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey legislators and Governor Phil Murphy have already taken away your plastic straws and plastic bags. They said they would be coming for your gas cars …
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CHESAPEAKE BEACH, MD – Police in Chesapeake Beach are investigating after a cat was thrown in a dumpster, tied up in a plastic bag on Wednesday. Police reported the incident …
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TRENTON, NJ – Never mind the piles of heavy-duty reusable bags piling up in your laundry room or garage because you always forget to bring them with you to go …
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By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON – An environmental group said Monday it had sued two major Californian retailers to stop them selling thicker plastic bags that are supposed to be recyclable …
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TRENTON, NJ – If you’re tired of sucking your drink from a withering paper straw from a super-sized plastic container or bottle, buckle up New Jersey, things are about to …
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TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy implemented a statewide plastic straw ban last year. This year, he’s banning plastic bags from supermarkets, but in a plan that was …
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TRENTON, NJ – If you’re tired of sucking your drink from a withering paper straw from a super-sized plastic container or bottle, buckle up New Jersey, things are about to …
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By Valerie Volcovici LOS ANGELES – Big retailers are breaking California law and misleading consumers by selling plastic shopping bags bearing language and symbols that falsely suggest the bags can …
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A California state commission requested that authorities crack down on retailers it accused of skirting plastic bag and pollution laws, Reuters reported. The California Statewide Commission on Recycling Markets and …
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WASHINGTON, DC – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch, Special Victims Unit, seek the public’s assistance in providing information in reference to a deceased newborn infant that was …
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NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. – Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and North Plainfield Chief of Police William Parenti announced …
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St. Thomas, USVI – Trevon Richards, 31, of St. Thomas, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller and entered a guilty plea yesterday to one count charging him with possession …
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SEATTLE, WA – A statewide ban on single-use plastic bags has been delayed 30 days by Governor Jay Inslee. Inslee, a Democrat who is following the lead of Democrat governors …
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LAS VEGAS, NV – On November 29th a newborn was abandoned near an apartment complex in the area of Jones and Lake Mead. The newborn was found by a family …
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TRENTON – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has just outlawed plastic and paper bags in the Garden State. Here’s the press release issued by the Governor’s office: Governor Phil Murphy …
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Parts of New Jersey are now plastic bag free after a new law took effect Wednesday in 10 towns and one county. More: https://7ny.tv/2tuk5H1 Check out more Eyewitness News – …
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Toms River senior citizen and resident Bill McPhail said what many people in Toms River have been thinking and saying on social media since the township proposed a ban on …
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TOMS RIVER-An ordinance to ban the use of single-use paper and plastic bags in the Township of Toms River was defeated on Tuesday with a 4-3 vote by the council. …
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HOWELL-As police continue to investigate an incident where a man placed a bag on a young child’s head this week, they said today that video surveillance footage has been found …
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JACKSON-Police here said a man who was exiting the parking lot of Glory’s Market on September 1st was driving while intoxicated and attempting to swallow a bag of cocaine after …
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By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – California’s attorney general on Wednesday sent letters to top plastic bag manufacturers requesting information about their claims that the bags they produce are recyclable, …
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TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has been sent a bill that was passed by New Jersey legislators that will ban the use of plastic bags, plastic straws …