Somers Point Approves Ban On Single-Use Plastic Bags

SOMERS POINT, NJ — Somers Point approved a ban on single-use plastic bags. The ordinance changes the city's previous policy of charging a 5-cent plastic bag surcharge.

City Council voted 4-3 for the ban Sept. 12.

Retailers will have a 120-day grace period to use existing supplies before the ban goes into effect.

Somers Point joins towns such as Brigantine, Avalon and Stone Harbor on adopting plastic-bag bans.

Governor Phil Murphy vetoed a bill that would have resulted in a statewide fee on single-use plastic and paper bags. Murphy argued the bill didn't go far enough. A new proposal hasn't made it to his desk.

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