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Restaurants prepare for plastic bag ban
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Restaurants and other food establishments will still be able to use paper bags
New Jersey restaurants will soon have to find alternative ways to package customer items. That’s because the state’s ban on single-use plastic bags and foam containers goes into effect May 4. The law also applies to paper bags at grocery stores. Restaurants and other food establishments will still be able to use paper bags.
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Restaurants prepare for plastic bag ban
Clip: 4/27/2022 | 3m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
New Jersey restaurants will soon have to find alternative ways to package customer items. That’s because the state’s ban on single-use plastic bags and foam containers goes into effect May 4. The law also applies to paper bags at grocery stores. Restaurants and other food establishments will still be able to use paper bags.
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ADL report: Antisemitic incidents at all-time high in 2021
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Clip: 4/27/2022 | 5m 4s | Interview with Scott Richman, regional director, Anti-Defamation League of NY and NJ. (5m 4s)
Business Report: Hospitals' economic impact
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Clip: 4/27/2022 | 2m 26s | New report details hospitals' impact on NJ's economy (2m 26s)
Chalk line marks climate-change danger zone in one NJ town
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Clip: 4/27/2022 | 4m 35s | Climate researchers draw chalk borders to show effects of sea level rise in Sayreville (4m 35s)
Cops and cannabis: It’s a conundrum
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Clip: 4/27/2022 | 4m 41s | Some mayors, lawmakers want to bar cannabis use for off-duty police officers (4m 41s)
Residents reiterate opposition to new power plant for Newark
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Clip: 4/27/2022 | 1m 28s | Advocates, neighbors say Ironbound section is already overburdened with pollution (1m 28s)
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