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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 13:1E-99.149

Restriction on polystyrene loose fill packaging

Known as the Comprehensive Regulated Medical Waste Management Act

The act spans §§ 13:10-1 to 13:9C-4 (1,616 sections).

L.2021, c.391, s.15.

15. a. Beginning two years after the effective date of this act, no person shall sell or offer for sale in the State any polystyrene loose fill packaging.

b. As used in this section:

"Polystyrene foam" means blown polystyrene and expanded and extruded foams that are thermoplastic petrochemical materials utilizing a styrene monomer and processed by a number of techniques, including, but not limited to, fusion of polymer spheres (expandable bead polystyrene), injection molding, foam molding, and extrusion-blow molding (extruded foam polystyrene).

"Polystyrene loose fill packaging," commonly known as packing peanuts, means a void-filling packaging product made of polystyrene foam that is used as a packaging fill.

Current official text: New Jersey Legislature. Digitized from the New Jersey Legislature bulk statutes download. Reproduced from public-domain New Jersey statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.