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Plastic bags, gas cars, gas stoves, New Jersey is now coming after your baby wipes

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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 and gas…

March 11, 2023

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Officials investigating after cat thrown in dumpster, tied in plastic bag

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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 at around…

February 4, 2023

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New Jersey’s Plastic Bag Ban Leads to Rampant Increase in Theft of Shopping Baskets

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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 shopping, but…

August 7, 2022

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New Jersey Paper and Plastic Bag Ban Starts Today

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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 go from…

May 4, 2022

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New Jersey Consumers Left Holding the Bag, Corrado says of Murphy’s Plastic Bag Ban

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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 about as…

April 7, 2022

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New Jersey plastic bag ban starts a two months from today

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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 go from…

March 4, 2022

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‘Wild West’: California Aims To Crack Down On Major Retailers Over Plastic Bag Violations

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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 Curbside Recycling…

December 28, 2021

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Police asking for assistance after Dead newborn baby discovered in a plastic bag

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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 located inside…

May 29, 2021

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New Jersey man who stuck his two-year-old daughter in plastic bag charged with attempted murder

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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 the arrest…

January 25, 2021

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St. Thomas man carried 6 plastic bags of marijuana in carry-on bag at airport

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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 with intent…

January 14, 2021

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Washington Governor Inslee Delays Plastic Bag Ban for 30 Days due to COVID-19

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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 across America…

December 19, 2020

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Las Vegas Police find newborn baby abandoned in plastic bag near Lake Mead apartment complex

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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 nearby. The…

December 3, 2020

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NJ Governor Phil Murphy Bans Paper and Plastic Bags

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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 today signed…

November 4, 2020

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Plastic bags now banned in 10 towns, 1 county in New Jersey

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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 – http://7ny.tv/2suJHTd NEW…

January 8, 2020

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Toms River Councilwoman Still Getting Trash Over Plastic Bag Ban

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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 single use…

November 27, 2019

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Toms River Dumps Ordinance to Ban Plastic Bags

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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. Some Republican…

November 16, 2019

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Howell Police Continue Investigating Man Who Randomly Put a Plastic Bag on Girl’s Head

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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 showing a…

September 17, 2019

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Police: DWI Driver Leaving Glory’s Market Caught Chewing Plastic Bag Filled with Cocaine

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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 being pulled…

September 6, 2017

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After banning plastic straws and bags, Murphy lures major global plastic company to New Jersey

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A new plastics factory is coming to New Jersey. The bad news is, the company could find itself having problems selling some of its products in the state. Environmental concerns aside, Phil…

May 3, 2025

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New Jersey’s bag ban is actually increasing plastic use, waste, and emissions according to study

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TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey’s ambitious plastic bag ban, implemented in May 2022, has led to a surprising outcome: a dramatic increase in plastic consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, according to a…

January 3, 2025

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