A New Jersey restaurant has come under fire for adding a mandatory gratuity to the bills of teenage patrons. Wayne Hills Diner and Restaurant, located in Wayne, New Jersey, says the so-called teen-tax was created as a result of teenagers coming into the restaurant in large groups “of 20 or 30 people,” staying for one or two hours, and not tipping their waitresses, according to the restaurant’s attorney. He added that refusing to tip is “not fair to the waiters and waitresses who earn a living based on tips.” But some teenagers and parents are not pleased about the tax. “It’s not how much she paid. It’s the simple fact she didn’t have a choice,” Melissa Desch told CBS 2 about her daughter’s recent diner bill. The 11-year-old girl, Bella, was charged an extra $0.90 for her milkshake. The Desch family has been visiting the restaurant for years, so they were disappointed with the new tax.…
Use plastic bags in Kenya and get time in prison
If you lived in Kenya, you’d think twice before heading to the store without your stack of reusable shopping bags. The East African nation has made a big push for its citizens to reduce or eliminate plastic bag usage by making the production, sale or use of any single-use plastic bags punishable by four years in jail or up to a $38,000 fine. More than 40 other countries already have similar laws prohibiting or taxing plastic bag users including China, Rwanda and the United Kingdom. One major problem with the plastic bags is they take lots of energy and oil to produce, but are only used once before ending up in a landfill. Since plastics can’t biodegrade, they will last centuries underground. Some estimates say they can take between 500 and 1,000 years to break down. A third of all plastic bags are also ending up in our oceans. The bags are broken down into micro plastics…