The Ben Porat Yosef fourth graders are spreading the news: As of May 4 in New Jersey, bring your own bags to stores! No more single-use plastic and paper bags will be available. They have first-hand knowledge of how garbage (especially plastic) enters the BPY woods and even went searching for microplastics in the Van Saun Mill Brook. The students took it a step further and visited the local Stop and Shop with handmade posters reminding the community to reuse their plastic bags, use cloth bags and do their part to reduce, reuse and recycle!