S 1476 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Authorizes grocery stores to provide certain single-use paper carryout bags to customers.

S 1476 modifies New Jersey's existing plastic bag law to restrict grocery stores (2,500+ sq ft) from providing standard single-use paper carryout bags. Instead, stores may only offer paper bags containing significant recycled content. This bill targets paper bags specifically, as the legislature found they use comparable energy/resources to plastic bags and contribute to pollution. The law aims to reduce single-use plastic and paper waste while promoting recycled materials, affecting all qualifying grocery stores statewide.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
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