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Want A Plastic Straw? In NJ You’ll Soon Have To Ask

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New Jersey customers feeling attached to single-use plastic straws — amid a growing tide of paper and plant-based alternatives — will have to explicitly ask for the utensil when drinking, starting next week.

The state Department of Environmental Protection and NJ Business Action Center announced Wednesday that food-service businesses may provide single-use plastic straws to a customer only upon request, starting Nov. 4.

The change applies to restaurants, convenience stores and fast-food businesses, each of which must also educate their employees and customers about the restriction, under the effort.

Consumers will still be able to buy packages of straws and beverages pre-packaged with a plastic straw, such as juice boxes, under the green-minded restriction.

The effort to cut down on single-use plastic straws is part of a broader state law that bans the sale or provision of single-use plastic carryout bags, starting next year.

Read more at NJ101.5

{Matzav.com}


1 COMMENT

  1. How convenient that its 2 days AFTER the election??

    Chacham einav berosho… go vote! Next is ban on plastic bags & after that the vax mandate…

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