To the Editor:
The ordinances in Long Beach Township and Harvey Cedars curbing single-use plastic bags have become this summer’s hottest topic. Not a week goes by that someone doesn’t write in toThe SandPaper either for or against the new rules.
Opinions run the gamut and feelings are strong. The reasons for supporting the ban have been well documented in headlines fromThe New York Timesto the national news networks: Plastic pollution has become our No. 1 environmental problem. Almost no one denies this.
July 11, 2018
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