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Council introduces ordinance to expand single-use plastic rules, including condiments; public hearing set for May 14
Summary
The Long Branch City Council on April 23 introduced Ordinance 07-25, amending Chapter 111 to expand the city's single-use plastic regulations to cover single-use condiments and to create a new article on plastic regulation; the council set a public hearing for May 14, 2025.
The Long Branch City Council introduced Ordinance 07-25 on April 23, a first-reading measure amending Chapter 111 to eliminate single-use condiments and to add a new article regulating plastics and related items. The council voted to introduce the ordinance, authorize advertising and posting as required by law, and set a public hearing for May 14, 2025.
Council members recorded their votes during the roll call; the motion to introduce passed with a majority and one member absent. The ordinance summary provided at first reading said the measure would amend and supplement Chapter 111, “plastic single use,” to include elimination of single-use condiments and create a new article to regulate plastics and condiments.
The introduction was procedural; detailed provisions and enforcement mechanisms will be addressed at the public hearing and in subsequent readings.
