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Paper or plastic? New Jersey lawmakers could answer that typical checkout question for consumers under a bill that aims to curb plastic-bag use statewide.<\/p>\n

If passed, most major retailers, supermarkets, and drugstores would be prohibited from freely giving out nonbiodegradable plastic bags. Customers who insist on plastic – or paper – would pay 5 cents for every single-use bag beginning in June 2017. Proponents hope consumers, instead, will use reusable carryout bags.<\/p>\n

The bill, introduced by Assemblywoman Grace Spencer (D., Essex), is the latest attempt in New Jersey to reduce one-time use of bags. While it includes paper, it’s focused on plastic. Similar measures have been pushed but stalled.<\/p>\n

“It is important that we find more ways to better address pollution,” Spencer said. “As a country, we must begin to recognize that part of the destruction of our planet comes from how we dispose of materials we use in our everyday life.”<\/p>\n

California is the only state that has imposed a statewide ban on plastic bags, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. In Hawaii, every county has adopted a ban.<\/p>\n

Across the country, a growing number of major cities and smaller municipalities, including Los Angeles, Seattle, and San Francisco, have clamped down on plastic-bag use. New York City will impose a 5-cent bag fee beginning Oct. 1.<\/p>\n

Experts say the bags wash up in oceans, end up in landfills, clog drains, harm wildlife, and take hundreds of years to break down.<\/p>\n

To read a full story, visit <\/em>http:\/\/www.philly.com\/philly\/news\/new_jersey\/20160605_In_N_J___that_plastic_bag_could_cost_you_a_nickel.html<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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