Here's another one you can fie under 'You cvan't make this shit up', or as we usta say back in the day - 'Get the fuck outta here with that shit'. A newly proposed law threatens to ban chewing gum in New Jersey forever.
The Protecting Against Microplastics Act, introduced by Democrats Shama Haider and Margie Donlon, sparked fury as it also might put an end to tea bags, cutlery and other common products in the Garden State. The two assemblywomen behind the bill proposal cited research that found that microplastics were released into the body during the first few minutes of chewing gum.
If passed, the bill would also give $3 million of taxpayer funds to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to enforce the ban, which would also target plastic plates, cutlery, containers, cleaning products and cosmetics.
While New Jersey joins a list of states trying to tackle a reduction of microplastics more broadly, this bill is the first to target specific consumer products like gum, Haider's office stated. 14 other states – among which are California, New York and Oregon – expressed concern about the 'rapidly growing evidence' that microplastics have 'negative impact on the environment and public health.'
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