Plastic Straws and Bags: Now New Jersey Dem Wants to Ban Plastic Bottles

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey leads the country in a lot of bad things, but soon it can lead the country in most things banned.

A Democratic state lawmaker is considering legislation to ban single-use plastic water bottles in the state.

Assemblymember Joe Danielsen, a Democrat from Somerset County, revealed in an interview with POLITICO his interest in proposing this ban after observing similar measures in Massachusetts towns. Danielsen mentioned that he has been in contact with legislative colleagues and environmental groups to discuss the potential initiative.

“I’m looking into this,” he said. “Single-use plastic bottles are not getting recycled nearly at the ...