Plastic Bag Law

This document pertains to New Jersey's Chapter 117 law, enacted in 2020, addressing single-use plastic and paper carryout bags, polystyrene foam food service products, and single-use plastic straws. The law aims to reduce plastic pollution and its detrimental effects on the environment and public health. It prohibits stores and food service businesses from providing single-use plastic carryout bags and grocery stores from providing single-use paper carryout bags. The law also restricts the sale and provision of polystyrene foam food service products and requires food service businesses to provide single-use plastic straws only upon customer request.