New Jersey Politician Wants To Ban All Bags—Paper or Plastic – Reason.com:"In August 2018, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, vetoed a bill that would have imposed a five-cent fee on both paper and plastic carryout bags, arguing that the legislation did not do enough to protect the Garden State's famed natural beauty.
"Single-use carryout bags—particularly plastic bags—represent a significant source of the litter that clutters our communities and mars New Jersey's beautiful shoreline and parks," wrote Murphy in his veto statement.
"Instituting a five-cent fee on single-use bags that only applies to certain retailers does not go far enough."...
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