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Trenton NJ, S2776 will be up in Senate Budget Committee on Thursday, December 5th. The bill prohibits carryout bags made of plastic film, polystyrene foam foodservice products, and single-use plastic straws and assesses a fee on paper carryout bags.
“This bill is a major step forward in dealing with plastics and plastic pollution. Plastics are a menace and an existential threat to our drinking water, beaches, and wildlife. Microplastics have already been found near our drinking water supply, so we could literally be drinking plastic. Animals like fish and birds can ingest plastic, and plastic bags have been known to clog storm drains and fill up detention basins, affecting our water quality,” said Jeff Tittel. “This bill is important because it will ban single-use plastic bags and polystyrene containers. It also should not allow fake reusable bags. It will also allow paper bags during the transition before phasing them out slowly.”
The bill would prohibit the use of single-use plastic carryout bags in stores and foodservice businesses and would ban food service businesses from offering single-use plastic straws. It would also ban the sale of polystyrene and would prohibit food service businesses from selling or providing food packaged in polystyrene containers.
We think it’s time to bid out recycling it’s a losing proposition. The revenues have dropped significant. It’s costing the village to run recycling.
The village of Ridgewood You should really consider bidding out recycling, why are you ask well it’s a losing proposition. We are losing money it’s costing us to run recycling so I just bid it out.
And at the same time makes sanitation at the curb no more backyard pick up. That would save a lot of money.