To the Editor:

It’s very commendable that Harvey Cedars has now followed the lead of Long Beach Township in banning single-use plastic bags. However, such a ban is virtually worthless and will only harm local Harvey Cedars businesses. For a ban of single-use plastic bags to be effective, it must be done on a county-wide ­- or better yet, state-wide- basis.

As a long-time vacationer andformer full-time resident of Surf City who now resides in California, but who stillreturns to the Island every year for several…

February 21, 2018