Prohibits food service business from providing single-use utensils and condiments to customers under certain circumstances and requires DEP to establish education campaign on benefits of reducing single-use utensils and condiments.*

This New Jersey bill would require restaurants and other food service businesses to stop automatically providing single-use utensils (like forks and knives) and condiments (such as ketchup and mustard packets) to customers, instead offering them only when specifically requested. Businesses with 50 or more on-site seats would need to provide reusable utensils for dine-in customers who must return them for cleaning and reuse. The bill includes exemptions for schools (for five years), food courts (for two years), and health care facilities during infectious disease outbreaks or outdoor events. Violations would result in penalties of $2,500 for second offenses and $5,000 for third or subsequent offenses, with funds going to environmental cleanup programs.