NJ Spotlight News
Reusable bags from food delivery creates waste build up
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Sen. Bob Smith says something has to give or he needs to amend the law
As a result of NJ’s single-use plastic ban, people have gone grocery shopping without plastic bags for four months. It is hard to keep up — so without plastic bags, some shoppers are swimming in reusable bags, while others have resorted to stealing baskets from supermarkets. State Sen. Bob Smith sponsored the single-use plastic ban, and he says something has to give or he needs to amend the law.
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Reusable bags from food delivery creates waste build up
Clip: 9/7/2022 | 4m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
As a result of NJ’s single-use plastic ban, people have gone grocery shopping without plastic bags for four months. It is hard to keep up — so without plastic bags, some shoppers are swimming in reusable bags, while others have resorted to stealing baskets from supermarkets. State Sen. Bob Smith sponsored the single-use plastic ban, and he says something has to give or he needs to amend the law.
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