Water Recycling. Businesses, cities, and people are finding new ways to save water by reusing it. Many businesses have started recycling water that they use in their manufacturing process. Instead of letting water run down the drain, the water is collected, cleaned (if needed) and run back through the system.
The New Jersey state sales tax rate is 7%, and the average NJ sales tax after local surtaxes is 6.97%. 1  Groceries, clothing and prescription drugs are exempt from the New Jersey sales tax. 2  Counties and cities are not allowed to collect local sales taxes.
NJ Gas Tax Rises Tuesday. But after New Jersey ran out of money to pay for transportation projects, Republican Gov. Chris Christie and the state's Democratic-led Legislature agreed to raise the gas tax by 23 cents. It will go from 14.5 cents per gallon to 37.5 cents, marking the first time it has been raised since 1988.