Eliminates prohibition on paper bags, and allows packaging options, for certain grocery orders for three years; requires program for disposition of reusable bags; extends timeframe for use of certain bags by food banks and pantries.
This bill allows grocery stores and third-party delivery services to provide single-use paper bags (with at least 40% recycled content), cardboard boxes, or reusable bags for grocery orders delivered, picked up, or ordered curbside, for a three-year period. Customers must be offered a choice among these packaging options, and stores may also let customers use their own containers for perishable items. Grocery stores must establish a program for returning reusable bags - either reusing them, recycling them, or donating them to food banks - within 90 days of the bill’s effective date. After three years, paper bags and cardboard boxes can no longer be provided for these orders. The bill directly affects grocery retailers, delivery services, and food banks, which gain extended time to use certain bags.
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Introduction
Sep 2024
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Introduced Sep 23, 2024
Last action Sep 23, 2024
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Sep 23, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment, Natural Resources, and Solid Waste Committee
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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