Watch News Segment As Allegheny County considers a plastic bag ban, we wanted to dig deeper into a recent study. Researchers looked at the impact of New Jersey’s statewide ban, which started in 2022. They concluded that, while people used fewer bags, plastic consumption tripled. In February, national headlines read New Jersey’s plastic bag ban […]
Freedonia Report on New Jersey’s Failed Single-Use Bag Ban Garners Nationwide Traction
Freedonia Report on New Jersey’s Failed Single-Use Bag Ban Garners Nationwide Traction National publications — from The Wall Street Journal to Bloomberg — have provided commentary and reporting on the study’s findings. After Freedonia Custom Research (FCR) published its findings (1/9/24) that New Jersey’s single-use bag ban increased plastic consumption in the state, ensuing reporting […]
REPORT: New Jersey’s Single-Use Bag Ban Increases Plastic Consumption
Freedonia Report Finds New Jersey Single-Use Bag Ban Boosts Alternative Bag Production, Increases Plastic Consumption, and Drives Retailer Profits This shift from plastic film to alternative bags resulted in a nearly 3x increase in plastic consumption for bags, which is not widely recycled. Read the Full Report NEW JERSEY (January 9, 2024) – On Tuesday, […]