New Jersey Needs to “Skip the Stuff” When Getting Take-Out: Fact Sheet

 

It is estimated that 40 billion individual single-use plastic utensils are discarded every day in the United States. Clean Water Action's ReThink Disposable program is working to stop plastic trash advocating for a "Skip the Stuff" bill in New Jersey! Restaurants should only give out single-use plastic cutlery and condiment containers if requested by customers. Together, we will reduce litter, plastics pollution and related health impacts while saving small businesses money by skipping the stuff in take-out food orders, as seen in work by ReThink Disposable.

Graphic of NJ's Skip the Stuff Fact Sheet with plastic fork and spoon
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October 18, 2023 | By Marta Young
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