New Jersey Plastic Bag Ban Backfires According to New Study
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 use non-woven polypropylene ‘reusable’ bags that many found so inconvenient they became the new single-use disposable plastic bag. According to a new study, whether you’re always forgetting or don’t care about the 5 or 10 cents you pay for each bag, most are ending up in New Jersey’s landfills. The bottom line is that most people are still throwing those bags away, creating more waste than prior to the bag