Did you know it takes about 1,000 years for a plastic bag to break down in a landfill? And the bag doesn't fully degrade! It photo-degrades, becoming microplastics that absorb toxins and continue to pollute the environment.Fortunately for NewJersey, Gov. Murphy signed into law the plasticbagban to go into effect this year This landmark legislation will prevent millions of plastic pieces from polluting our precious . The law will soon ban businesses from handing out single-use plastic bags, polystyrene food containers, paper bags and plastic straws.For more information and other new laws to go into effect in 2022
