Starting on May 4, almost all stores will be banned from using plastic bags at the registers, and grocery stores will be banned from using both paper and plastic bags at registers.
as all paper bags being banned. While paper bags are banned in the stores shoppers might want them the most — mostly grocery stores — they’re still allowed in the majority of stores and businesses.
Generally speaking, the law — signed in 2019 but not going into effect until May 4 — focuses on the kinds of bags you’ll find at the registers, and not things like pre-packaged garbage bags or produce bags. You can read more about the exceptions and caveats below.When lawmakers were writing the plastic bag ban, the grocery store industry lobbied for paper bags to be banned in grocery stores.
Understanding the law starts with the definition of a grocery store. The New Jersey Department of Education defines a grocery store as “a self-service retail establishment that occupies at least 2,500 square feet and sells household foodstuffs for off-site consumption.”
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