While the news last week that Jersey City was going to consider a ban on most plastic bags has garnered considerable attention, the actual proposal is quite limited in scope and would apply to very few businesses in the city.
Under the proposed bill, which is set to be introduced at this week’s City Council meeting, applicable businesses would have to provide only recyclable paper bags, reusable bags and/or compostable plastic bags as checkout bags for their customers.
But a store would only be forced to comply with the regulation under two circumstances: if it is a “full-line, self-service supermarket with gross annual sales of two million dollars or more,” or if it is “a retail pharmacy with at least five locations under the same ownership within the geographical limits of Jersey City.” (Most of the large pharmacy chains do not have that many branches in Jersey City; by our quick calculation, Rite Aid is the only company with five or more Jersey City locations.)"
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