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Single Use Plastic Bag Ban

The City Council passed an ordinance banning single use plastic carry-out bags at retail and food establishments within the City of Hoboken. The ordinance went into effect on January 22, 2019. Retail and food establishments shall no longer provide single use plastic carry-out bags to customers. Instead, retail and food establishments shall encourage customers to bring their own reusable bags, and make paper bags available to customers for a fee of 10-25 cents per bag.

The ordinance was amended to regulate the use of reusable plastic carry-out bags and polystyrene. Currently, heavy reusable plastic bags of at least 2.25 mils thick are permitted.

Beginning on March 8, 2020, reusable plastic bags will no longer be permitted.

Click here to see Hoboken's current Single Use Plastic Carry-Out Bag Ordinance.

Click here to see Hoboken's Amended Single Use Plastic Carry-Out Bag Ordinance banning reusable plastic bags, which will be in effect on March 8, 2020.

Click here to request an exemption for extraordinary circumstances.

Click here to download a PDF of this flyer.

Where can you recycle plastic bags?

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Single Use Plastic Bag Ban

The City Council passed an ordinance banning single use plastic carry-out bags at retail and food establishments within the City of Hoboken. The ordinance went into effect on January 22, 2019. Retail and food establishments shall no longer provide single use plastic carry-out bags to customers. Instead, retail and food establishments shall encourage customers to bring their own reusable bags, and make paper bags available to customers for a fee of 10-25 cents per bag.

The ordinance was amended to regulate the use of reusable plastic carry-out bags and polystyrene. Currently, heavy reusable plastic bags of at least 2.25 mils thick are permitted.

Beginning on March 8, 2020, reusable plastic bags will no longer be permitted.

Click here to see Hoboken's current Single Use Plastic Carry-Out Bag Ordinance.

Click here to see Hoboken's Amended Single Use Plastic Carry-Out Bag Ordinance banning reusable plastic bags, which will be in effect on March 8, 2020.

Click here to request an exemption for extraordinary circumstances.

Click here to download a PDF of this flyer.

Where can you recycle plastic bags?

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Polystyrene Ban

Also beginning March 8, 2020, single service articles made of expanded polystyrene (EPS) and polystyrene loose fill packaging (i.e., packing peanuts) will no longer be permitted for sale at retail or food establishments in Hoboken.

Click here to see Hoboken's Ordinance regulating polystyrene.

Click here to download a PDF of this flyer.

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