Litter Free NJ News and Events

By Jen Ursillo | Published: July 18, 2024 | NJ1015.com

Not sure what to do with all those reusable bags piled up in your house and the trunk of your car?

Good news.

In a limited rollout over the last year, the New Jersey Clean Communities Council, in partnership with other stakeholders, launched a groundbreaking plan where residents can donate their unwanted reusable bags to local food pantries and food banks.

Project Supported by State Litter Tax Ensures Food Banks Have Free Reusable Bags

TRENTON – July 17, 2024 – In just a limited rollout over the last year, the New Jersey Clean Communities Council (NJCCC), in partnership with Goatote and other stakeholders, launched a groundbreaking plan in which residents can easily donate their unwanted reusable bags to local food pantries and food banks.

As featured in the Philadelphia NBC network channel 10

It doesn't take very long to find a cigarette butt on the ground.

A story that went viral was a one-sided study against New Jersey’s two-year-old ban on single-use plastic shopping bags.

By: Matt Trapani and Joti Rekhi

New research from an environmental group suggests that New Jersey’s strict plastic bag ban is having a positive impact on the environment.