There's an unintended consequence of the single-use plastic bag ban in New Jersey: a glut of re-usable bags. Some people who use grocery delivery services just keep collecting them. VMurdockTV reports.
"The bill's five months old, been working wonderfully well, but there's a glitch," he told CBS2's Vanessa Murdock.Customers can return the bags and receive a refund, and delivery services can then sanitize and reuse the bags, Or allow paper bags to be used for grocery deliveries.
Smith is leaning toward solution one and adds legislative change should be finalized by the end of the year.New Jersey supermarket employees say some shoppers are stealing handheld baskets instead of buying reusable bags What can you do in the meantime to cut down on too many totes? Bring them to your local food bank or food pantry.
At places like the Fulfill food bank of Ocean and Monmouth counties, the single-use bag ban goes into effect Nov. 4, and Triada Stampas, the food bank's CEO and president, says they're not quite ready."Plastic bags have become part of the regular operation," she said. They're still being used by many to deliver services, especially for 100% volunteer operations with no budget.
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