Single-use plastic shopping bags are allowed once again in Stafford, at least as long as New Jersey is under a state of emergency or until the state’s stricter ban on plastics and polystyrene goes into effect in May 2022.
On second reading and adoption, Stafford Mayor Greg Myhre and council voted 5-2 on Dec. 15 to repeal the plastic bag ban that was put in place by the previous administration in 2018. Councilmen Michael Pfancook and Anthony Guariglia voted no on the ordinance.
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