New Jersey's 'Skip the Stuff' law takes effect, banning plastic utensils and changing takeout orders
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Sources (5)
- Holmdel Green Team Seeks Volunteers TAPinto · 22h ago
- Texas Roadhouse explains why mandatory takeout law starting August 1 will 'not affect' its locations the-sun.com · 22h ago
- New Jersey restaurant patrons must ask for single-use plastic utensils starting Saturday WHYY · 22h ago
- NJ plastic cutlery ban starts August 1: What you need to know FOX 5 New York · 22h ago
- New Jersey's 'Skip the Stuff' law takes effect, banning plastic utensils and changing takeout orders 6abc Philadelphia · 22h ago broke it first
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"New Jersey's 'Skip the Stuff' law takes effect, banning plastic utensils and changing takeout orders" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include TAPinto, the-sun.com, WHYY and FOX 5 New York. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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