by Vernon Ogrodnek - The Press of Atlantic City | Dec 31, 2019 | Atlantic, New Jersey, Video, Waste
SOMERS POINT — It sounded like a great idea at the time: ban all single-use plastic bags. Blamed for killing and maiming sea life and clogging landfills, plastic bags have many detractors. Americans use 100 billion of them a year, with only 1% of those bags being...
by Ambreen Ali - VillageGreenNJ.com | Dec 17, 2019 | Essex, New Jersey, Waste
“IMG_4656” by robertgeiger1 is licensed under CC BY 2.0 The Maplewood Township Committee has a New Year’s resolution: Get rid of even more plastic. Now that the ban on carry-out plastic bags is in place, the committee plans to tackle...
by Kelly Ramos - The Nubian News | Dec 13, 2019 | Environmental Justice, Essex, New Jersey
Image caption: “turn up the hot hot” by eggrole is licensed under CC BY 2.0 TRENTON — Growing up in the 80’s, my friends and I always thought that everyone was exaggerating about climate change, and that it could not be as...
by Ambreen Ali - VillageGreenNJ.com | Dec 4, 2019 | Essex, New Jersey, Waste
Image Caption: “Plastic Bags Paccage” by zeevveez is licensed under CC BY 2.0 South Orange businesses are getting ready to phase out plastic bags as a reusable bag law passed in July takes effect on Jan. 1. Under the new...
by Bill Barlow - Cape May County Herald | Nov 26, 2019 | Cape May, New Jersey, Waste
Image Caption: Stone Harbor, NJ, 96th Street It’s quiet along 96th Street, in Stone Harbor, during the lull between the summer crowds and holiday shopping. On a breezy November weekday, a borough crew decorated the entrance to town, and several stores were open...
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