A3725

New Jersey A3725 requires plastic packaging and certain plastic products producers to reduce plastic sold and restricts additional toxic substances.

New Jersey A3725 mandates that producers of plastic packaging and certain plastic products reduce the quantity of plastic sold annually. The reduction schedule requires the quantity sold to be 90% of the baseline amount after two years, 80% after four years, 70% after six years, 60% after eight years, and 50% after ten years. The bill also restricts additional substances under the "Toxic Packaging Reduction Act," including toxic metals, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and vinyl chloride. It prohibits the sale of packaging containing these substances.