NJ Politics Digest: Get Ready To Surrender Your Plastic Grocery Bags "Paper or plastic" is a question New Jersey shoppers have become used to, but now some state legislators are looking to make that a thing of the past. By Steve Cronin
Will New Yorkers Have to Start Bringing Their Own Straws to Restaurants and Bars? Plastic straws are one of the top 10 plastic items found in the ocean. By Madina Toure
Here’s How a Proposed Plastic Bag Ban Would Affect New York City Residents Supporters say it will reduce plastic bag waste, but opponents warn it will hurt low-income and minority New Yorkers. By Madina Toure
It’s the End of the World as They Know It: Park Slope Food Co-op Considers Plastic Produce Bag Ban By Matt Chaban