N.J. Just Banned Restaurants From Automatically Giving You Plastic Forks. See the New Rules.

N.J. just banned restaurants from automatically giving you plastic forks. See the new rules.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed the "Skip the Stuff" bill in one of his final acts before leaving office.

Plastic cutlery restrictions bill among those signed by outgoing governor

Phil Murphy, a Democrat who served two terms as governor, signed more than 100 bills before leaving office Tuesday. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)Gov. Phil Murphy signed more than a hundred bills before he left office Tuesday, including legislation to bar restaurants from providing disposable cutlery to customers unless asked. The new law prohibits full-service New Jersey restaurants from providing single-use utensils to dine-in cu…

New Jersey Law Limits Distribution Of Plastic Utensils, Condiments

A coalition of environmental groups have applauded Governor Phil Murphy for signing the strongest Skip the Stuff legislation (S3195/A5157) in the nation. This legislation establishes, on a statewide basis, what […]

On Final Day in Office, Murphy Signs Law Prohibiting Restaurants From Providing Plastic Utensils to Customers Unless Requested

On his final day in office, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation aimed at reducing single-use plastic waste by limiting when restaurants may provide disposable utensils and condiments. The new law, sponsored by Senators Bob Smith and Raj Mukherji, requires casual food service businesses to provide single-use utensils and condiments only upon a customer’s request. It […]

Murphy Signs Med Shroom Study, Anti-Legacy CRC Changes Bills

Governor Phil Murphy signed bills establishing a limited medical magic mushroom or psilocybin study and the anti-underground, NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) bills into law before leaving office. The bills, along with others, were rammed through the legislature during the lame duck session. It was done before the new session of the legislature began under [ . . . ] Source: Murphy Signs Med Shroom Study, Anti-Legacy CRC Changes Bills from…