Plastic bag bans in the United States explained

There is no national plastic bag fee or ban currently in effect in the United States. However, the states of California,^[1] Colorado,^[2] Connecticut,^[3] Delaware, Hawaii (de facto), Maine, New Jersey,^[4] New York, Oregon,^[5] Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington^[6] and the territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico^[7] have banned disposable bags. Over 200 counties and municipalities have enacted ordinances either imposing a fee on plastic bags or banning them outright, including all counties in Hawaii.^[8]

Some attempts at banning plastic shopping bags statewide (for example in Massachusetts, though, 162 of the 301 cities and towns in the state have done so^[9]) have not succeeded mainly due to plastic industry lobbying.^[10] A few jurisdictions have chosen to implement a fee-only approach to bag reduction such as Washington, D.C., Montgomery County, Maryland, and certain counties and independent cities in Virginia.^{[11] [12]} Some states, such as Florida, Arizona, and Missouri, have passed laws preventing local municipalities from passing their own bans.^[13] Some retailers have stopped using plastic bags ahead of government mandates.^[14]

Summary of plastic bag laws

Local laws governing plastic bag use in the United States

State/Territory	Jurisdiction	Passage date	Effective date	Effect
Alaska	City-Borough of Anchorage			Plastic bag ban, 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[15] ^[16] ^[17]
	City of Bethel			Plastic bag ban.^[18]
	City of Cordova		November 2015	Plastic bag ban; bags are banned under 2.25 mils. ^[19]
	City of Dillingham		December 31, 2020	Plastic bag ban. ^[20]
	City of Homer			Plastic bag ban.^[21]
	City of Hooper Bay			Plastic bag ban.^[22]
	City of Kodiak			Plastic bag ban.^[23]
	City of Palmer			Plastic bag ban.^[24]
	City of Wasilla			Plastic bag ban.^[25]
	City of Unalaska			Plastic bag ban^[26]
American Samoa	Territory-wide			Plastic bag ban for all wholesale and retail businesses.^[27]
California	Statewide			Plastic bag ban for large retailers; 10 cent charge for paper bags. All local ordinances (listed below) supersede this legislation.
Colorado	Statewide	July 2021	January 2024	Plastic bag ban for large retailers; 10 cent charge for paper bags. A higher fee may be adopted by the municipality or county in which the store is located.
	City of Aspen			Plastic bag ban for large retailers; 20 cent charge for paper bags.^[28]
	Town of Avon			Plastic bag ban; 10 cent tax on paper bags.^[29]
	City of Boulder			Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[30]
	City of Carbondale			Plastic bag ban for large retailers; 20 cent charge for paper bags.
	Town of Crested Butte			Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[31]
	City of Denver			10 cent charge.^[32]
	City of Fort Collins	April 7, 2021	May 1, 2022	Plastic bag ban at grocers with more than 10,000 square feet.^[33]
	Town of Ridgway	December 12, 2018		Plastic bag ban; bags are banned under 2.25 mils.
	Town of Telluride			Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[34]
Connecticut	Statewide			Plastic bag ban.
	Town of Greenwich	^[35]		Plastic bag ban. Sunsets in 3 years. Paper bags must contain 40% post-consumer content and no old-growth fiber.^[36]
	Town of Norwalk	^[37]		Plastic bag ban.
	Town of Westport			Plastic bag ban. Defines acceptable "recyclable paper bag" alternatives.^[38]
Delaware	Statewide	^[39]		Plastic bag ban applies to large stores (7,000 square feet or larger) and chains with 3 stores each larger than 3,000 square feet. Paper and reusable bags have a 10¢ fee. Compostable bags allowed.^[40]
District of Columbia	District-wide			Minimum 5 cent fee for plastic bags.^[41]
Georgia	City of South Fulton			Single-use plastic bag ban.^[42]
Guam	Territory-wide			Plastic bag ban.^[43]
Hawaii
	Hawaii County			Ban on compostable and non-compostable plastic checkout bags. Allows plastic bags at least 3 mils.^[44]
	Honolulu City and County			Bill 10 in 2010 banned some plastic checkout bags but allowed biodegradable bags. Bill 38 in 2014 banned biodegradable plastic checkout bags but allowed compostable plastic bags. Plastic bags still allowed for carrying food and drinks, plastic bags at least 2.25 mils allowed.^[45]
	Kauai County			Ban on plastic checkout bags made with fossil fuels. Biodegradable bags allowed.^[46]
	Maui County			Ban on compostable and non-compostable plastic checkout bags. Allows plastic bags at least 3 mils.^[47]
Illinois
	City of Batavia			10-cent fee on single-use plastic and paper bags in stores with at least 5,000 square feet. No fees for bags used to package bulk items, produce, or for prescription drugs. There are some other exceptions.^[48]
	Chicago			Plastic and paper bags from retailers are taxed 7-cents per bag. Tax does not apply to bags with a retail price of at least 50¢.^[49] ^[50] Chicago repealed the ban it had passed April 30, 2014, that went into effect starting August 1, 2015. Reusable bags were defined as being at least 2.25 mils.^[51] ^[52]
	City of Edwardsville	April 1, 2020	July 12, 2021	10-cent fee on single-use plastic and paper bags in stores with at least 7000 square feet.^[53]
	City of Evanston			Ban on single-use plastic bags in all retail stores with at least 10,000 square feet, except for produce bags made of compostable plastic; $0.10 tax on remaining bag types at large retail stores, with some exceptions.^[54] Original ban (enacted July 28, 2014, effective August 1, 2015): Bans plastic bags less than 2.25 mils at chain and franchise stores over 10,000 square feet. Biodegradable bags allowed.^[55]
	Village of Northbrook	February 2023	January 1, 2024	10-cent fee on single-use plastic and paper bags in stores with at least 3,000 square feet. No fees for bags used to package bulk items, produce, or for prescription drugs; and for bags used by food assistance program participants. ^[56]
	Village of Oak Park	August 7, 2017	July 1, 2018	10-cent fee on single-use plastic and paper bags in stores with at least 5000 square feet.^[57]
	City of Woodstock	September 17, 2019	January 1, 2020	10-cent fee on single-use plastic and paper bags in stores with at least 5000 square feet.^[58]
Kansas	City of Lawrence	August 8, 2023	March 1, 2024	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[59]
Maine	Statewide			Plastic bag ban. Paper bags have a 5¢ fee.^[60] ^[61]
	Town of Falmouth			5-cent fee for single-use plastic (and paper) bags at stores greater than 10,000 square feet. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 4 mils.^[62]
	City of Portland			5-cent fee for single-use plastic (and paper) bags at pharmacies, and food and convenience stores, which is kept by the store.^[63]
	City of South Portland			5-cent fee for single-use plastic (and paper) bags at pharmacies, and food and convenience stores, which is kept by the store. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 2.25 mils.^[64]
	Town of York			Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 3 mils.^[65]
Maryland	City of Annapolis	July 22, 2024	January 22, 2025	Single-use plastic bag ban. $0.10 fee for paper bags.^[66]
	Anne Arundel County (unincorporated)	June 5, 2023	January 1, 2024	Plastic bag ban. Paper bags will have a $0.10 fee after February 1, 2024.^[67]
	City of Baltimore			Plastic bag ban. Paper and other non-plastic bags have a five-cent fee.^[68]
	Baltimore County	February 6, 2023	November 1, 2023	Plastic Bag Ban. 5 cent fee for paper bags.^[69]
	Town of Centreville	July 19, 2023	January 1, 2024	Single-use plastic bag ban. $0.10 fee for paper or reusable bags.^[70]
	Town of Chestertown			Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 2.25 mils.^[71]
	City of College Park	February 14, 2023	September 1, 2023	Plastic bag ban. 10 cent fee for other bags.^[72]
	Town of Easton	September 13, 2022	April 2, 2023	Plastic bag ban. Paper bags to cost $0.10.^[73]
	City of Frederick	May 4, 2023	January 1, 2024	Plastic bag ban. No fee for paper bags.^[74]
	Howard County			5 cent fee for plastic bags.^[75]
	City of Laurel	June 28, 2021	January 1, 2022	Plastic Bag Ban.^[76]
	Montgomery County			Minimum 5 cent fee for plastic bags.^[77]
	Prince George's County	June 20, 2023	January 1, 2024	Plastic bag ban.^[78]
	City of Salisbury	November 14, 2022	July 1, 2023	Plastic bag ban.^[79]
	City of Westminster			Plastic bag ban.^[80]
	City of Takoma Park			Plastic bag ban.^[81]
Massachusetts
	Town of Abington	May 20, 2019	November 20, 2020	Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 5 mils.^[82]
	Town of Adams			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.^[83] ^[84]
	City of Amesbury	^[85]		Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.^[86]
	Town of Amherst			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.^[87]
	Town of Andover			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils and if plastic must be made of polypropylene or polyester.^[88]
	Town of Aquinnah			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.^[89]
	Town of Arlington		(large stores)^[90]	Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.
	Town of Arlington		(for all stores)	Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.
	Town of Auburn	^[91]		Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[92]
	Town of Barnstable			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.^[93] ^[94]
	Town of Bedford			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.^[95]
	Town of Belmont			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4.0 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[96]
	City of Beverly			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be more than 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[97] ^[98]
	City of Boston	^[99]		Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content. Fee of 5¢ on single-use bags. Compostable plastic bags allowed.
	Town of Bridgewater			Plastic bag ban for chain and larger stores (basically 3000 square feet). Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.^[100]
	Town of Brookline			Non-biodegradable plastic shopping bag ban for larger retailers (basically 2500 square feet), and produce bags for large supermarkets (6000 square feet). Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils (as amended on November 15, 2016).^[101]
	Town of Burlington			Plastic shopping bag ban. Reusable bags cannot be made of polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride, and must be more than 3 mils thick. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[102]
	City of Cambridge			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content. Fee of 10¢ on single-use bags. Compostable plastic bags allowed.^[103]
	Town of Chatham			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.^[104]
	Town of Chilmark			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[105]
	Town of Cohasset	^[106]		Non-biodegradable plastic shopping bag ban. Reusable bags cannot be made of polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride, and must be more than 4 mils thick. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.
	Town of Concord			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.^[107]
	Town of Dartmouth	^[108]	late 2019	Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 1 mil.^[109]
	Town of Duxbury	^[110]		Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.
	Town of Easton			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags cannot be made of polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride, and must be at least 4 mils thick.^[111]
	Town of Eastham			Plastic bag ban.^[112]
	Town of Edgartown			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.^[113]
	Town of Fairhaven			Thin-film plastic bag ban.^[114] ^[115]
	Town of Falmouth			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.^[116]
	Town of Framingham			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.^[117]
	Town of Franklin			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must have stitched handles and cannot made of polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[118]
	Town of Georgetown	^[119]		Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be more than 2.5 mils.^[120]
	City of Gloucester			Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content. Reusable bags cannot be made of polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride, and must be more than 2.25 mils.^[121]
	Town of Grafton			Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.
	Town of Great Barrington			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.^[122]
	City of Greenfield	^[123]		Plastic bag ban. Fee of 5¢ on paper bags goes into effect in January 2021.
	Town of Hadley			Single-use plastic bag ban.^[124]
	Town of Hamilton			Non-biodegradable plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.^[125]
	Town of Hanson			Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 20% or 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[126]
	Town of Harwich			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.^[127]
	City of Haverhill	^[128]		Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.
	Town of Hudson			Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 20% or 40% post-consumer recycled paper content. Reusable plastic bags cannot be made of polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride.^[129]
	Town of Hull			Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[130]
	Town of Ipswich		c. August 2017	Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.^[131]
	Town of Lee			Plastic bag ban including produce bags. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[132]
	Town of Lenox			Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[133]
	Town of Lexington			Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 2.25 mils.^[134]
	Town of Lincoln			Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[135]
	Town of Longmeadow	^[136]		Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 4 mils. Reusable bags cannot be made of polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride, and must be more than 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.
	City of Lowell			Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[137]
	Town of Lunenburg			Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 2.5 mils.^[138]
	City of Lynn			Plastic bag ban.^[139]
	Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea			Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be greater than 2.5 mils. Compostable plastic bags allowed.^[140]
	Town of Marblehead			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.^[141]
	Town of Mashpee			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.^[142]
	Town of Medfield	^[143]		Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.
	City of Medford			Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[144]
	Town of Medway			Plastic bag ban.^[145]
	City of Melrose		^[146]	Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.
	Town of Milton			Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 4 mils and not made of polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[147]
	Town of Natick			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2 mils. Paper bags must have at least 40% post-consumer recycled content.^[148] ^[149]
	City of Newburyport			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.^[150]
	City of Newton			Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[151] And as amended on July 8, 2019, reusable bags must be more than 4 mils and not made of polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride, and there is a fee of 10¢ on all shopping bags.^[152]
Town of North Andover	May 15, 2023	January 1, 2024	Plastic bag ban in food businesses with more than 3,000 square feet.^[153]
Town of North Attleborough	^[154]		Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 4 mils. Compostable bags allowed.^[155]
City of Northampton	^[156]		Plastic shopping bag ban. Reusable bags must be non-plastic. Ban includes produce bags which allows for certified compostable replacements. As amended on January 25, 2021.^[157]
Town of Oak Bluffs			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.
City of Peabody			Plastic bag ban.^[158] Reusable plastic bags must be more than 5 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[159]
Town of Pembroke			Plastic bag ban.^[160]
Town of Pepperell			Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[161]
City of Pittsfield	March 26, 2019	January 1, 2020.	Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 3 mils.^[162]
Town of Plainville			Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[163]
Town of Plymouth		c. August 2017	Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[164]
Town of Provincetown			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 1.5 mils.^[165]
City of Quincy			Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[166]
Town of Raynham	May 17, 2021	August 15, 2021	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[167]
Town of Reading			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags cannot be made of polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride, and must be at least 3 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[168]
City of Revere		^[169]	Single-use plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content. Reusable bags must be more than 4 mils.^[170]
Town of Rockport			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags cannot be made of polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride, and must be more than 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content. Compostable plastic bags are permitted.^[171]
Town of Sandwich			Plastic shopping and produce bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[172]
Town of Saugus			Plastic shopping bag ban.^[173]
Town of Seekonk	^[174]		Plastic shopping bag ban.
Town of Scituate	^[175]		Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags cannot be made of polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[176]
Town of Sharon		^[177]	Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils and not made of polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[178]
Town of Shrewsbury			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[179]
City of Somerville			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must pass a 22-pound walk test. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[180]
Town of South Hadley	^[181]		Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Compostable bags allowed.
City of Springfield	^[182]		Plastic bag ban except for those that are compostable and marine degradable. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils and not made of polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate or polyvinyl chloride. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.
Town of Stockbridge		^[183]	Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.
Town of Stoneham			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils.^[184]
Town of Tewksbury	^[185]		Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[186]
Town of Tisbury			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.
Town of Truro			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 1.5 mils.^[187]
City of Waltham	December 27, 2021	June 25, 2022	Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.^[188] Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer, recycled paper content. There is a fee of 10¢ on all shopping bags.^[189]
Town of Watertown			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer, recycled paper content.^[190]
Town of Wayland	^[191]		Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.
Town of Wellesley	^[192]		Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.
Town of Wellfleet			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3.5 mils.^[193]
Town of West Tisbury			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.
Town of Westborough			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.
Town of Weston			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[194]
Town of Williamstown			Plastic bag ban including produce bags and dry cleaning bags. Reusable shopping bags must be at least 4 mils.^[195]
Town of Wilmington	^[196]		Plastic bag ban. Reusable shopping bags must be more than 2.5 mils.^[197]
Town of Winthrop	April 2, 2020	November 1, 2020	Plastic bag ban.^[198]
City of Worcester		^[199]	Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content. Fee of 5¢ on single-use bags. Compostable plastic bags allowed.^[200]
Town of Wrentham			Plastic bag ban. Reusable shopping bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.
Town of Yarmouth			Plastic shopping and produce bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.^[201]
	City of Duluth			5 cent charge^[202]
	City of Minneapolis			5 cent charge^[203]
New Jersey
	Statewide			Single-use plastic bags, polystyrene foam, and single-use paper bags (in grocery stores larger than 2500 sq ft) banned.^[204]
	Borough of Avalon			Single-use plastic bags, straws, and styrofoam banned.^[205]
	City of Brigantine			Single-use plastic bags banned.^[206]
	Borough of Glen Rock			Single-use plastic bags banned. Minimum of $.10 fee for reusable and recyclable paper bags.^[207]
	Jersey City	June 27, 2018	June 28, 2019	Single-use plastic and non-recyclable paper bags banned.^[208]
	Borough of Longport			A fee of not less than ten cents for each non-reusable carryout bag. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 2.25 mils.^[209]
	Borough of Paramus			Single-use plastic bags banned.^[210]
	Village of Ridgewood			Single-use plastic bags banned.^[211]
	City of Somers Point			A fee of not less than five cents for each non-reusable carryout bag, excluding plastic bags without handles for bulk foods. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 2.25 mils.^[212] ^[213]
	Borough of Stone Harbor			Single-use plastic bags, straws, and styrofoam banned.
	City of Ventnor			A fee of not less than five cents for each non-reusable carryout paper or plastic bags.^[214]
New Mexico	City of Santa Fe			Plastic bag ban thinner than 2.25 mm.^[215]
	County of Santa Fe	March 26, 2024	October 26, 2024	Plastic bag, straw, stirrer, and polystyrene ban.^[216]
	Town of Taos			Plastic bag ban  mm.^[217]
	City of Las Cruces			Single-use plastic bag ban.^[218]
	City of Albuquerque			Single-use plastic bag ban.^[219] Repealed on March 7, 2022.^[220]
	City of Deming	November 2019	May 16, 2021	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[221]
	Town of Silver City	July 8, 2014	January 8, 2015	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[222]
	County of Bernalillo	June 25, 2019	January 1, 2020	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[223]
New York	Statewide		^[224]	Plastic bag ban. Counties can impose 5¢ fee on paper.^[225]
	East Hampton Village			Plastic bag ban.^[226]
	Village of Hastings on Hudson, Town of Greenburgh			Plastic bag ban.^[227]
	Village of Mamaroneck			Plastic bag ban.^[228]
	Town of New Castle			Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must be at least 40% recycled and carry a 10¢ charge. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils. Minimum 25¢ charge for reusable bags at grocery stores, convenience stores and pharmacies.^[229] ^[230]
	Village of New Paltz			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils. Paper bags must contain "a minimum of 40% postconsumer recycled content".^[231]
	Village of Patchogue			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils.^[232]
	City of Rye			Plastic bag ban.^[233]
	Village of Southampton			Plastic bag ban.^[234]
	Suffolk County			5¢ fee for single-use plastic and paper bags. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils.^[235]
	Ulster County			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain "a minimum of 40% postconsumer recycled content. 5¢ fee for single-use plastic and paper bags.^[236]
North Carolina	Outer Banks (Dare, Currituck, and Hyde Counties)			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils. Paper bags must be at least 40% recycled.^[237] Bag ban overridden on April 10, 2017, with passage of House Bill 56.^[238]
Northern Mariana Islands	Territory-wide			Plastic bag ban.^[239] ^[240]
Ohio	City of Athens	May 1, 2023	January 1, 2024	Plastic bag ban.^[241]
	Cuyahoga County			Plastic bag ban.^[242]
	City of Bexley	May 2019	January 1, 2020	Plastic bag ban.^[243]
Oregon	Statewide			Plastic bag ban; 5 cent charge for paper bags.
	City of Corvallis			Plastic bag ban; 5 cent charge for paper bags.
	City of Eugene			Plastic bag ban; 5 cent charge for paper bags. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.^[244]
	City of Portland			Plastic bag ban.^[245] Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.^[246]
Pennsylvania	Borough of Ambler	August 16, 2022	August 16, 2022	Plastic bag and expanded polystyrene ban.^[247]
	Cheltenham Township	December 7, 2022	January 1, 2024	Plastic bag ban. 10-cent fee for paper bags.^[248]
	Borough of Doylestown	December 19, 2022	June 17, 2023	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[249]
	Doylestown Township	May 21, 2024	November 17, 2024	Single-use plastic bag ban. Five-cent fee for paper or reusable bag.^[250] ^[251]
	Easttown Township	June 20, 2022	January 1, 2023	Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at last 40% recycled content.^[252] ^[253]
	Haverford Township	April 11, 2022	January 1, 2023	Plastic bag and stirrer ban.^[254]
	Lancaster Township	August 14, 2023	January 1, 2024	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[255]
	Lower Merion Township	June 21, 2023	January 21, 2024	Plastic bag ban. $0.10 fee for paper bags.^[256]
	Borough of Media	July 21, 2022	January 1, 2023	Plastic bag ban.^[257]
	Montgomery Township	September 26, 2023	April 22, 2024	Plastic bag, straw, and polystyrene container ban.^[258]
	Borough of Narberth			Plastic bag ban.^[259]
	Borough of Newtown	March 12, 2024	September 14, 2024	Single-use plastic bag, expanded polystyrene, and plastic straw ban.^[260]
	Newtown Township (Bucks County)	December 6, 2023	April 9, 2024	Plastic bag, plastic straw, and polystyrene food container ban.^[261]
	City of Pittsburgh	April 11, 2022	October 14, 2023	Plastic bag ban; 10-cent charge for paper bags.^[262] ^[263]
	City of Philadelphia			Plastic bag ban.^[264]
	Borough of Phoenixville	January 9, 2024	January 1, 2025	Plastic bag ban.^[265]
		August 15, 2022	February 15, 2023	Plastic bag ban; 10-cent charge for paper bags.^[266]
	Solebury Township	June 21, 2022	September 19, 2022	Plastic bag, straw, and polystyrene food container ban. 10-cent charge for recyclable paper bags.^[267]
	Springfield Township (Montgomery County)	August 9, 2023	February 1, 2024	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[268]
	Borough of Swarthmore	June 12, 2023	January 8, 2024	SIngle-use plastic bag ban, expanded polystyrene, and #6 polystyrene ban.^[269]
	Tredyffrin Township	September 19, 2022	March 18, 2023	Plastic bag ban.^[270]
	Upper Dublin Township	March 12, 2024	September 8, 2024	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[271]
	Upper Merion Township	July 13, 2023	January 1, 2024	Single-use utensils, foam plastic, bags, and straw ban.^[272]
	Upper Moreland Township	July 10, 2023	January 1, 2024	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[273]
	Uwchlan Township	September 12, 2022	September 17, 2022	Ban on plastic bags, $0.15 fee for other bags.^[274]
	Borough of West Chester			Plastic bag and straw ban.^[275]
	West Goshen Township	December 21, 2021	April 22, 2022	Plastic bag and straw ban.^[276]
	West Norriton Township	November 8, 2022	April 22, 2023	Plastic bag ban.^[277]
	West Vincent Township	July 15, 2024	October 13, 2024	Single-use plastic bag ban, $0.10 fee for paper bags^[278]
	Whitemarsh Township	July 13, 2023	October 11, 2023	Plastic bag ban.^[279]
Rhode Island	State-wide	June 29, 2022	January 1, 2024, or one year after the Department of Environmental Management sets up regulations, whichever comes first	Plastic bag ban.^[280]
	Town of Barrington			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils (as amended on February 1, 2016).^[281]
	Town of Bristol			Plastic bag ban.^[282]
	City of Cranston	August 22, 2019	January 1, 2021	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[283]
	Town of East Greenwich	October 15, 2019	January 15, 2020	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[284]
	City of East Providence	May 7, 2019	November 7, 2019	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[285]
	Town of Jamestown		November 1, 2017	Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.^[286]
	Town of Middletown	May 1, 2017	November 1, 2017	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[287]
	Town of Narragansett	February 8, 2022	January 1, 2023	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[288]
	City of Newport		November 1, 2017	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[289]
	Town of New Shoreham		January 1, 2018	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[290]
	Town of Portsmouth	March 12, 2019	September 1, 2018	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[291]
	City of Providence	May 1, 2019	October 22, 2019	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[292]
	Town of South Kingstown	June 2018	January 1, 2019	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[293]
	Town of Warren	June 12, 2018	December 12, 2018	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[294]
	Town of Westerly	April 22, 2019	January 1, 2020	Prohibits the distribution of single-use plastic carryout bags at retail stores, restaurants and farmers markets.^[295]
Puerto Rico	Territory-wide			Plastic bag ban.
South Carolina	Town of Arcadia Lakes	February 7, 2019	March 1, 2020	Single-use plastic bag ban.
	Beaufort County	January 22, 2018	November 1, 2018	Prohibits businesses within unincorporated county limits from providing single use plastic carryout bags to customers.^[296]
	Town of Bluffton	February 13, 2018	November 1, 2018	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[297]
	City of Camden	March 26, 2019	January 1, 2020	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[298]
	City of Charleston	November 27, 2018	January 1, 2020	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[299]
	County of Charleston	March 2019	January 1, 2020	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[300]
	Town of Edisto Beach	April 11, 2019	January 1, 2020	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[301]
	Town of Hilton Head Island	January 10, 2018	November 1, 2018	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[302]
	City of Isle of Palms	March 2019	January 1, 2020	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[303]
	Town of James Island	November 2019	January 1, 2020	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[304]
	Town of Mount Pleasant	April 10, 2018	April 16, 2019.	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[305]
	City of North Myrtle Beach	November 15, 2021	July 1, 2022	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[306]
	Town of Port Royal	February 14, 2018	November 1, 2019	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[307]
	Town of Seabrook Island	July 23, 2019	January 1, 2020	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[308]
	Town of Surfside Beach	January 23, 2018	June 1, 2018	Single-use plastic bag ban.^[309]
Texas	City of Austin			Plastic bag and paper bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 4 mils.^[310] Overturned by Texas Supreme Court in 2018.^[311]
	City of Brownsville			Single-use bag ban. $1 charge per transaction for any number of single-use plastic or paper bags. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils if plastic or 65# if paper.^[312] Overturned by Texas Supreme Court in 2018.
	City of Dallas			5¢ fee for single-use plastic and paper bags. (Ban on all single-use bags on city property or city events.) Reusable plastic bags must be at least 4 mils.^[313] Overturned by Texas Supreme Court in 2018.
	City of Fort Stockton			Plastic bag ban. Overturned by Texas Supreme Court in 2018.
	City of South Padre Island			Plastic bag ban.^[314] Overturned by Texas Supreme Court in 2018.
United States Virgin Islands	Territory-wide			Plastic bag ban.^[315]
Utah	City of Moab			Plastic bag ban.^[316]
	City of Park City			Plastic bag ban.^[317]
	City of Logan	December 3, 2019	January 1, 2022 (repealed before taking effect)	Plastic bag ban.^[318] Repealed on December 7, 2021, before taking effect.^[319]
Vermont	Statewide			Plastic bag ban. Paper bags have a 10¢ fee.^[320]
	Town of Brattleboro	^[321]		Plastic bag ban. Plastic reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils thick. Certified compostable bags allowed.^[322]
Virginia	Albemarle County			Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.^[323]
	City of Alexandria			Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.^[324]
	Arlington County			Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.
	City of Charlottesville	August 1, 2022	January 1, 2023	Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.^[325]
	City of Fairfax	July 12, 2022	January 1, 2023	Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.^[326]
	Fairfax County			Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.^[327]
	City of Falls Church	December 13, 2021	April 1, 2022	Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.^[328]
	City of Fredericksburg			Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.^[329]
	Loudoun County	January 18, 2022	July 1, 2022	Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.^[330]
	City of Roanoke			Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.^[331]
Washington	Statewide			Plastic bag ban. 8 cent charge for paper bags.^[332] ^[333] Implementation delayed from January to July 2021 by COVID-19 pandemic.^[334] ^[335]
	City of Bainbridge Island			Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags.^[336]
	City of Bellingham			Plastic bag ban. 5 cent minimum charge for paper bags.^[337]
	City of Edmonds			Plastic bag ban.
	City of Ellensburg			Plastic and paper bag fee. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils. 5 cent charge for all carry-out bags.^[338] ^[339]
	City of Issaquah			Plastic bag ban.^[340]
	City of Mukilteo			Plastic bag ban.^[341]
	City of North Bend			Plastic bag ban.^[342]
	City of Olympia			Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags.^[343]
	City of Port Angeles			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils. 5 cent charge for all carry-out bags.^[344]
	City of Port Townsend			Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags.^[345]
	City of Seattle			Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils. Minimum 5 cent charge for paper bags.^[346]
	City of Shoreline			Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags.^[347]
	Thurston County (unincorporated areas)			Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags.^[348]
	City of Tacoma			Plastic bag ban. 5 cent minimum charge for each recycled paper or reusable checkout bag requested by customers.
	City of Tumwater			Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags.^[349]
Wyoming	City of Jackson			Plastic bag ban. 20 cent charge for paper bags or reusable plastic bags (greater than 4 mils thick).^[350] ^[351]

Notes

• Although the state of Hawaii does not ban plastic bags, all of its local jurisdictions do, effectively banning them statewide.^[352]
• On June 22, 2018, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that a bag ban implemented by Laredo, TX was in violation of state law.^[353] In response, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent letters to 11 other Texas cities with bag bans telling them that such bans were now illegal and unenforceable. On July 3, 2018, the City of Austin announced that it would end enforcement of its bag ban.^[354]
• Minnesota has a preemption on local laws that ban plastic bags, but allows for fees on them instead.^[355]

California

Californians voted in November 2016 to approve state legislation banning plastic bags statewide in Propositions 67 and 65.^[356] Over 100 local laws with similar or tougher regulations will remain and supersede the statewide legislation.

Local laws governing plastic bag use in California

Region	County	Jurisdictions covered	Passage date	Effective date	Effect
Central Valley	Sacramento County	Sacramento	2015 – March	2016 – January	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[357] ^[358]
		Unincorporated territories	2016 – April	2016 – July
	Yolo County	Davis	2013 – November	2014 – July	Plastic bag ban.^[359]
Greater Los Angeles Area	Los Angeles County	Beverly Hills^[360]	2014 – April 22	2014 – July 1	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.
		Calabasas^[361]	2011 – February	2011 – July
		Culver City^[362]	2013 – May	2013 – December
		Glendale^[363]	2013 – January	2013 – July
		Hermosa Beach^[364]	–	2016 – April
		Long Beach^[365]	2012 – February	2013 – January
		Los Angeles^[366]	2013 – June	2014 – January
		Malibu^[367]	2008 – May	2009 – May	Plastic bag ban.
		Manhattan Beach^[368]	2008 – July	2011 – July
		Monrovia^[369]	2014 – July	2015 – January	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.
		Pasadena^[370]	2011 – November	2012 – July
		Pico Rivera^[371]	2014 – October	2016 – July
		Santa Monica^[372]	2011 – February	2011 – September
		South Pasadena^[373]	2014 – October	2014 – December
		West Hollywood^[374]	2012 – August	2013 – February
		Unincorporated territories^[375]	2010 – November	2012 – January
	Orange County	Dana Point	2012 – March	2013 – April	Plastic bag ban.^[376]
		Huntington Beach	2013 – April	2013 – November	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[377]
		Laguna Beach	2012 – February	2013 – January	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[378]
	Riverside County	Cathedral City	2015 – July	2016 – February	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[379]
		Desert Hot Springs	2014 – March	2014 – September	Plastic bag ban. Small fee for paper bag.^[380]
		Indio	2014 – May	2014 – November	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[381]
		Palm Desert	2014 – May	2015 – October	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[382]
		Palm Springs	2014 – April	2014 – November	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[383]
	Ventura County	Ojai	2012 – April	2012 – July	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[384]
Northern California	Butte County	Chico	2014 – May	2015 – January	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[385]
	El Dorado County	South Lake Tahoe	2013 – October	2014 – February	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[386]
	Humboldt County	Arcata	–	2014 – February	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[387]
	Mendocino County	Fort Bragg^[388]	2012 – May	2013 – December	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.
		Ukiah^[389]	2012 – May	2013 – February
		Unincorporated territories^[390]	2012 – June	2013 – January
	Mono County	Mammoth Lakes	–	2016 – March	Plastic bag ban.^[391]
	Monterey County	Carmel-by-the-Sea^[392]	2012 – July	2013 – February	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.
		Greenfield^[393]	2014 – August	2015 – February
		Gonzales^[394]	2014 – July	2015 – January
		Pacific Grove^[395]	2014 – August	2015 – March
		King City^[396]	2014 – September	2015 – January
		Marina^[397]	–	2014 – August
		Monterey	2011 – December	2012 – June	Plastic bag ban; 25 cent charge for paper bags.^[398]
		Salinas^[399]	–	2014 – August	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.
		Seaside^[400]	2014 – August	2015 – September
		Soledad^[401]	2014 – October	2015 – May
		Unincorporated territories^[402]	–	2014 – August
	Nevada County	Grass Valley	2014 – August	2015 – January	Plastic bag ban. Small fee for paper bag.^[403]
		Nevada City	2014 – June	2015 – July	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[404]
		Truckee	2013 – November	2014 – June	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[405]
Greater San Francisco Bay Area	Alameda County	Alameda	2012 – January	2013 – January	Plastic bag ban for food and liquor stores, and pharmacies; reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[406]
		Albany
		Berkeley
		Dublin
		Emeryville
		Fremont
		Hayward
		Livermore
		Oakland
		Piedmont
		Pleasanton
		San Leandro
		Union City
		Unincorporated territories
	Contra Costa County
		Danville	2014 – December	2016 – July	Plastic bag ban.^[407]
		Hercules	2014 – September	2015 – January	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[408]
		Lafayette	2014 – December	2015 – July	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.
		Martinez	–	2014	Plastic bag ban.^[409]
		Pittsburg	2013 – October	2014 – January	Plastic bag ban; phased charge for paper bags until 25 cents in the third year.^[410]
		Pleasant Hill	–	2014 – August	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[411]
		Richmond	2013 – July	2014 – January	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[412]
		San Pablo	2013 – October	2014 – January	Plastic bag ban. Ten cent fee for paper bag.
		Walnut Creek	2014 – March	2014 – September	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[413]
	Marin County
		Corte Madera^[414]	2015 – July	2015 – September	Plastic bag ban. 10 cent charge for paper bag.
		Fairfax^[415]	2007 – August	2008 – November	Plastic bag ban. 10 cent charge for paper bag.
		Larkspur^[416]	2014 – May	2014 – November
		Mill Valley	2013 – October 21	2013 – November 21^[417]	Plastic bag ban; 5 cent charge for paper bags.^[418]
		Novato^[419]	–	2014 – March	Plastic bag ban. 10 cent charge for paper bag.
		Ross^[420]	2014 – September	2015 – April
		San Anselmo^[421]	–	2015 – January
		San Rafael^[422]	2014 – March	2014 – September
		Sausalito^[423]	–	2014 – March
		Tiburon^[424]	–	2014 – September
		Unincorporated territories	2011 – January	2012 – January	Plastic bag ban.^[425]
	Napa County
		American Canyon	–	2016 – January	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[426]
		Calistoga	2014 – August	2015 – January	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[427]
		Napa	Napa	2014 – August	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[428]
		St. Helena	2014 – August	2015 – January	Plastic bag ban. Ten cent fee for paper bag.^[429]
		Yountville	2016 – February	2016 – March	Plastic bag ban. Ten cent fee for paper bag.^[430]
		Unincorporated territories	2016 – January	2016 – July	Plastic bag ban. Ten cent fee for paper bag.^[431]
	San Francisco City and County	San Francisco	2007 – April		Limited plastic bag ban.
			2012 – February	2012 – October	Expansion of ban to cover all retail stores in 2012 and all restaurants in 2013. 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[432]
	San Mateo County	Belmont	2013 – January	2013 – April	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[433]
		Brisbane	2013 – March
		Burlingame
		Colma	2013 – January
		Daly City
		East Palo Alto	2013 – April	2013 – October
		Half Moon Bay	2013 – March	2013 – April
		Menlo Park
		Millbrae^[434]	2012 – February	2012 – September
		Pacifica	2012 – December	2013 – April
		Portola Valley	2013 – January
		Redwood City	2013 – March	2013 – October
		San Bruno	2013 – January	2013 – April
		San Carlos	2013 – March	2013 – July
		San Mateo^[435]	2013 – May	2013 – June
		South San Francisco	2012 – December	2013 – April
		Unincorporated territories	2012 – November
	Santa Clara County	Campbell	2013 – July	2014 – January	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.
		Cupertino^[436]	2013 – March	2013 – October
Los Altos		2013 – March	2013 – July
Los Gatos		2013 – September	2014 – February
Milpitas^[437]		2015 – September	2016 – July
Morgan Hill^[438]		2013 – October	2014 – April
Mountain View		2012 – December	2013 – April
Palo Alto^[439]
		2013 – May	2013 – July
San Jose^[440]		2011 – January	2012 – January
Santa Clara^[441]		2014 – September	2014 – December
Sunnyvale^[442]		2011 – December	2012 – June
Unincorporated territories^[443]		2011 – April	2012 – January
Santa Cruz County	Capitola	2013 – January	2013 – April	Plastic bag ban; 25 cent charge for paper bags.^[444]
	Santa Cruz	2012 – July	2013 – April	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[445]
	Watsonville	2012 – May	2012 – June	Plastic bag ban; 25 cent charge for paper bags.^[446]
	Unincorporated territories	2011 – September	2012 – March	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[447]
		2012 – October	2013 – April	Expansion of ban to restaurants.^[448]
Sonoma County	Cloverdale	2014 – February	2014 – September	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[449]
	Cotati
	Healdsburg
	Petaluma
	Rohnert Park
	Santa Rosa^[450]
	Sebastopol
	Sonoma
	Windsor
	Unincorporated territories^[451]
Southern California	San Diego County	Del Mar	2016 – May	2016 – November (retail) 2017 – May (restaurants)	Plastic bag ban.^[452]
		Encinitas	2014 – September	2015 – April	Plastic bag ban. Small fee for paper bag.^[453]
		San Diego	2016 – July	2017 – January	Plastic bag ban. Ten cent fee for paper bag.^[454]
		Solana Beach	2012 – May	2012 – June	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[455]
	San Luis Obispo County	Arroyo Grande	2012 – January	2012 – October	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[456]
		Atascadero
		Grover Beach
		Morro Bay
		Paso Robles
		Pismo Beach
		San Luis Obispo
		Unincorporated territories
	Santa Barbara County	Carpinteria	2012 – March	2012 – July	Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.^[457]
		Santa Barbara	2013 – October	2014 – December	Plastic bag ban. Ten cent fee for paper bag.^[458]

Notes:

• The San Mateo County Environmental Impact Report also studied six cities in neighboring Santa Clara County. Campbell, Los Altos, Los Gatos, and Mountain View opted to join San Mateo County's ordinance because of this.

Notes and references

References

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255. Web site: Deornellas . Elizabeth . August 14, 2023 . Lancaster Township bans single-use plastic bags . August 14, 2023. LancasterOnline . en.
256. Web site: Single-Use Carry Out Plastic Bag Ordinance Lower Merion Township, PA . June 27, 2023 . www.lowermerion.org . en.
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259. Web site: Narberth, Pa. passes law restricting plastic bags and straws. October 19, 2018. 6 ABC. April 3, 2019.
260. Web site: Final Single-Use Plastics Ordinance . March 13, 2013. Borough of Newtown.
261. Web site: December 7, 2023. Newtown Township Enacts Ban On Certain Single-Use Plastics . December 7, 2023. Newtown, PA Patch . en.
262. Web site: Single-use plastic bag ban in Pittsburgh will start in 2023, City Council decides . April 13, 2022 . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . en.
263. Web site: Pittsburgh delayed the start of its plastic bag ban . April 14, 2023 . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . en.
264. Web site: Everything You Need to Know About Philly's Plastic Bag Ban. August 11, 2021.
265. Web site: Phoenixville Plastic Bag Ban. February 17, 2024 . phoenixville.org.
266. Web site: August 16, 2022 . Radnor becomes latest town to pass a plastic bag ban ordinance . August 17, 2022 . Mainline Media News . en-US.
267. Web site: Ord. No. 2022-003 .
268. Web site: Wallace . Betsy . August 17, 2023 . Springfield Twp. bans single-use bags, honors police officer . August 17, 2023 . The Chestnut Hill Local . en.
269. Web site: ordinance-2023-04-single-use-product . July 17, 2023 . Swarthmore Borough.
270. Web site: September 21, 2022 . Plastic Bags Are Out Of Tredyffrin . September 24, 2022 . Tredyffrin-Easttown, PA Patch . en.
271. Web site: BOC-Stated-20240312 . 2024-03-13 . upperdublin.granicus.com.
272. Web site: Upper Merion bans single-use plastic including bags, straws, and foam plastic . July 15, 2023 . WHYY . en-US.
273. Web site: Upper Merion bans single-use plastic including bags, straws, and foam plastic . July 15, 2023 . WHYY . en-US.
274. Web site: Plastic Bag Ban Ordinance . July 17, 2023 . Uwchlan Township.
275. Web site: Single Use Plastics | West Chester Borough, PA – Official Website. www.west-chester.com.
276. Web site: December 24, 2021. Plastic bags and straws banned in West Goshen. January 11, 2022. Daily Local. en-US.
277. Web site: November 10, 2022 . West Norriton commissioners unanimously pass ban on single-use plastic bags . November 11, 2022 . The Times Herald . en-US.
278. Web site: 2024-07-19 . West Vincent OKs plastic bag ban . 2024-07-20 . The Mercury . en-US.
279. Web site: 2023 Plastic Bag Ordinance . July 21, 2023 . Whitemarsh Township.
280. Web site: Governor McKee Signs Rhode Island Plastic Bag Ban Into Law . June 30, 2022 . Now 93.3 . en.
281. Web site: Faulkner. Tim. Barrington Revises Bag Ban to Include Thicker Plastic. ecoRI. February 22, 2016. February 2, 2016.
282. Web site: October 8, 2019. Rhode Island Communities Step Up to Stop Plastic Pollution. November 22, 2021. Conservation Law Foundation. en-US.
283. Web site: Reminder: Plastic Bag Ban. November 22, 2021. www.cranstonri.gov.
284. Web site: Malm. Alex. Plastic bag ban once again in effect locally. November 22, 2021. RICentral.com. April 19, 2021 . en.
285. Web site: Staff Writer. Plastic bag ban in East Providence officially goes into effect on Nov. 7. November 22, 2021. The Herald News. en-US.
286. News: Faulkner. Tim. October 30, 2017. Jamestown Quietly Joined Ocean State's Bag Ban Club. ecoRI News. October 31, 2017. October 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171030190254/https://www.ecori.org/government/2017/10/30/jamestown-passes-bag-ban-as-newport-and-middletown-bans-begin. dead.
287. Web site: Middletown Bans the Bag; Could Portsmouth be Next?. November 22, 2021. ecoRI News. en-US. November 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211122030220/https://www.ecori.org/government/2017/5/2/middletown-goes-all-in-on-bag-ban. dead.
288. Web site: As another town bans plastic bags, statewide law in the works . December 6, 2022 . The Providence Journal . en-US.
289. Web site: Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban Informational Report.
290. Web site: Plastic Bag Ordinance Draft.
291. Web site: Town of Portsmouth, RI: Effective date.. November 22, 2021. Town of Portsmouth, RI Code. en-US.
292. Web site: Providence's Retail Plastic Bag Ban. November 22, 2021. City of Providence. en-US.
293. Web site: Writer. Ryan Blessing Staff. South Kingstown asked to step up enforcement of bag ban. November 22, 2021. The Independent. November 6, 2021 . en.
294. Web site: Reusable Carryout Bag Initiative.
295. Web site: January 19, 2020. Westerly's new plastic bag ban differs from surrounding towns'. November 22, 2021. The Day. en-US.
296. Web site: Beaufort County Ordinance.
297. Web site: Plastic Bag Ban.
298. Web site: Single-Use Plastic Bag Ordinance City of Camden. November 23, 2021. www.cityofcamden.org.
299. Web site: Environmentally Acceptable Packaging/Products Charleston, SC – Official Website. November 22, 2021. www.charleston-sc.gov.
300. Web site: Plastic Pollution. November 22, 2021. Coastal Conservation League. en-US.
301. Web site: April 12, 2019. Edisto Beach passes plastic bag ban. November 23, 2021. WCIV – ABC News.
302. Web site: Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban. November 22, 2021. www.hiltonheadislandsc.gov.
303. Web site: May 8, 2019. Single-use Plastic Bags, Polystyrene/Plastic Foam Products & Plastic Straws Ban. November 24, 2021. City of Isle of Palms, SC. en.
304. Web site: Single-Use Plastic Regulations. November 22, 2021. www.jamesislandsc.us.
305. Web site: Staff. Live 5 News Web. Mt. Pleasant plastic bag ban goes into effect. April 16, 2019 .
306. Web site: Rowles. Courtney. November 15, 2021. North Myrtle Beach plastic bag ban to go into effect July 2022. November 22, 2021. WPDE.
307. Web site: Port Royal Passes Plastic Bag Ban. February 16, 2018 .
308. Web site: Town of Seabrook Island Ordinance 2019-08. November 23, 2021. Seabrook Island. en.
309. Web site: Surfside Beach, SC Plastic Bag Ban. November 23, 2021. Surfrider Foundation. en.
310. Web site: Austin, Texas ordinance 20120301-078. August 13, 2013.
311. Web site: Wang. Jackie. June 22, 2018. Texas Supreme Court strikes down city bag bans, ruling that they violate state law. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109011644/https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2018/06/22/texas-supreme-court-strikes-down-city-bag-bans-ruling-that-they-violate-state-law/. November 9, 2020. May 14, 2021. Dallas News. en.
312. Web site: Public Health Department. Plastic Bag Ordinance. City of Brownsville. February 2, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150202194612/http://health.cob.us/plastic-bag-ordinance. February 2, 2015. dead.
313. News: Ault. Josh. Dallas Will Charge Fees for Plastic Bag Use. February 2, 2015. KXAS-TV. March 27, 2014.
314. Web site: City of South Padre Island Regulation of Plastic Bags Ordinance. August 13, 2013.
315. Web site: US Virgin Islands bans plastic bags. Recycling Today. December 27, 2018.
316. Web site: Moab will become second Utah city to ban plastic bags next year.
317. Web site: Paper or cloth? Park City adopts Utah's first ban on plastic bags. . May 16, 2017.
318. Web site: Logan plastic bag ban postponed until 2022. November 21, 2021. en-US.
319. Web site: December 9, 2021. Logan plastic bag ban repealed. December 21, 2021. The Utah Statesman. en-US.
320. Web site: Vermont adopts the most comprehensive plastics ban in U.S.. National Geographic. July 3, 2019. June 18, 2019.
321. News: Clark . Anika . Brattleboro enacts ban on plastic bags . November 16, 2018 . The Keene Sentinel . November 30, 2017.
322. Web site: Chapter 7: Ordinance Regulating Solid Waste . Town of Brattleboro . November 16, 2018.
323. Web site: Albemarle Co. passes plastic bag tax. Isabel. Cleary. nbc29.com. May 4, 2022 .
324. Web site: Council passes plastic bag tax. September 23, 2021 .
325. Web site: [civicclerk.blob.core.windows.net/stream/CHARLOTTESVILLEVA/1d4de831-f311-43fc-9490-f5f070605816.pdf?sv=2015-12-11&sr=b&sig=n8rA1gpFAFQOlKvZOlKuoY35Zdy2CCSfiX4cjuPNsT0%3D&st=2022-08-03T02%3A13%3A43Z&se=2023-08-03T02%3A18%3A43Z&sp=r&rscc=no-cache&rsct=application%2Fpdf Ordinance ].
326. Web site: News City of Fairfax, VA . July 16, 2022 . www.fairfaxva.gov . en.
327. Web site: Arlington, Alexandria join Fairfax Co. in passing 5-cent tax on disposable bags. September 18, 2021. WTOP News.
328. Web site: Plastic Bag Tax Falls Church, VA – Official Website. December 15, 2021. www.fallschurchva.gov.
329. Web site: Five cent plastic bag tax in City of Fredericksburg will go into effect starting Jan. 1, 2022. blueandgraypress.com.
330. Web site: Tregoning. K. C.. January 19, 2022. How to Prepare Your Loudoun Business for the Disposable Plastic Bag Tax. January 19, 2022. Loudoun County Economic Development, VA. en-US.
331. Web site: Roanoke City Council approves 5-cent plastic bag tax. Shayne. Dwyer. May 18, 2021. WSLS.
332. Web site: WaBagBan . KREM . March 25, 2020. April 16, 2020.
333. Web site: No plastic bag ban in Washington until the COVID-19 emergency ends. Mai. Hoang . Yakima Herald-Republic. January 31, 2021 .
334. Web site: Krieg. Hannah. February 25, 2021. Washington's plastic bag ban on hold during COVID-19 Crosscut. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210303175026/https://crosscut.com/politics/2021/02/washingtons-plastic-bag-ban-hold-during-covid-19. March 3, 2021. May 14, 2021. crosscut.com. en.
335. Web site: Single-use plastic bag ban begins Oct. 1 in Washington.
336. Web site: Bainbridge Island Ordinance 2012-06. August 13, 2013.
337. Web site: City of Bellingham Ordinance 2011-07-034. August 13, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120519072728/http://www.cob.org/web/LEGILOG.nsf/cfc339c6d029f19d882566c7006b12f7/a5f887ced946135e882578d900616955/$FILE/201107034.pdf. May 19, 2012. dead.
338. Web site: Ellensburg City Code. www.codepublishing.com.
339. Web site: Ellensburg will implement 5-cent bag fee. Nicole. Klauss. Daily Record.
340. Web site: City of Issaquah Chapter 8.05. August 13, 2013.
341. Web site: Mukilteo Plastic Bag Reduction Ordinance. August 13, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130831010056/http://www.ci.mukilteo.wa.us/Page.asp?NavID=246. August 31, 2013. dead.
342. News: Pappas . Evan . North Bend council approves ban on plastic bags at retail; promotes recycling . February 11, 2020 . . December 28, 2018.
343. Web site: Olympia approves plastic bag ban, focus shifts to Lacey. October 30, 2013.
344. News: Port Angeles council bans thin plastic carryout bags. April 5, 2018. Peninsula Daily News. April 24, 2018. en-US.
345. Web site: City of Port Townsend Chapter 6.25. August 13, 2013.
346. Web site: Seattle Ordinance No 123775. August 13, 2013.
347. Web site: City of Shoreline Ordinance No 653. August 13, 2013.
348. Web site: Thurston County bans plastic bags in unincorporated areas. October 30, 2013.
349. Web site: Tumwater bans plastic grocery-style bags. October 30, 2013.
350. Web site: Sacked! Plastic bag ban is now law in Jackson. January 8, 2019. Buckrail. April 3, 2019.
351. AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 8.36 TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF JACKSON. January 7, 2019. July 26, 2023. Town of Jackson.
352. Web site: Citizens Group Pushes City Council to Repeal Disposable Shopping Bag Fee. November 22, 2014. October 23, 2014.
353. Web site: Texas Supreme Court strikes down Laredo's plastic bag ban, likely ending others. August 9, 2018. June 22, 2018.
354. Web site: Report: Austin to end its bag ban after Texas Supreme Court ruling. August 9, 2018. July 3, 2018.
355. Web site: Preemption Laws. June 2, 2020. June 2, 2020.
356. Web site: 10 science issues at stake in the 2016 election. Alessandra. Potenza. November 7, 2016. The Verge.
357. Web site: Sacramento Ordinance Banning Plastic Bags. July 1, 2015.
358. Web site: Sacramento County Ordinance Banning Plastic Bags. July 1, 2015.
359. Web site: City of Davis Ordinance 2422. December 1, 2013.
360. Web site: City of Beverly Hills, CA Bans Plastic Bags. Plastic Bag Ban Report. May 7, 2014. April 26, 2014.
361. Web site: City of Calabasas Ordinance 2011-282. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20111213203922/http://cawrecycles.org/files/OrdinanceNo2011-282Adopted.pdf. December 13, 2011. dead.
362. Web site: City of Culver City Ordinance Adding Chapter 11.16. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018155140/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/CulverCity_Ordinance_52813.PDF. October 18, 2014. dead.
363. Web site: City of Glendale Ordinance Adding Chapter 5.74. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018150909/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/Glendale_Bag_Ord.pdf. October 18, 2014. dead.
364. Web site: City of Hermosa Beach Ordinance. July 1, 2016.
365. Web site: City of Long Beach Ordinance 11-0009. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018181634/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/Signed_ordinance_LBbag.pdf. October 18, 2014. dead.
366. Web site: City of Los Angeles Ordinance 182605. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150330063350/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/11-1531_ord_182604_final.pdf. March 30, 2015. dead.
367. Web site: City of Malibu Ordinance Adding Chapter 9.28. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20111213230053/http://cawrecycles.org/files/Malibu%20Ordinance-Mun%20Code.pdf. December 13, 2011. dead.
368. Web site: Manhattan Beach Ordinance 2115. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130827113843/http://www.ci.manhattan-beach.ca.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=5336. August 27, 2013. dead.
369. Web site: Monrovia Ordinance Banning Plastic Bags. July 1, 2015.
370. Web site: City of Pasadena Ordinance 7214. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018153006/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/Pasadena-signed_ordinance.pdf. October 18, 2014. dead.
371. Web site: Pico Rivera Ordinance Banning Plastic Bags. July 1, 2015.
372. Web site: City of Santa Monica Ordinance 2348. City of Santa Monica. August 1, 2013.
373. Web site: South Pasadena Ordinance. July 1, 2015.
374. Web site: City of West Hollywood 12-898. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018181623/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/WeHo_bagban_signed.pdf. October 18, 2014. dead.
375. Web site: Los Angeles County Ordinance Amending Chapter 12. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20111213230152/http://cawrecycles.org/files/AdoptedOrdinanceNov2010.pdf. December 13, 2011. dead.
376. Web site: City of Dana Point 12-04. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150330064443/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/Ordinance%2012-04_official.pdf. March 30, 2015. dead.
377. Web site: City of Huntington Beach Ordinance 3975. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131101082326/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/HuntingtonBeach_bagord.PDF. November 1, 2013. dead.
378. Web site: City of Laguna Beach Ordinance 1561. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018150306/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/LagunaBeachBagOrdinance-1561.pdf. October 18, 2014. dead.
379. Web site: City of Cathedral City Ordinance . July 1, 2016.
380. Web site: Desert Hot Springs Bag Ordinance. April 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140504072336/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/DesertHotSprings_ord_031814.PDF. May 4, 2014. dead.
381. Web site: City of Indio Ordinance. July 1, 2015.
382. Web site: Palm Desert Ordinance Banning Plastic Bags. July 1, 2015.
383. Web site: Palm Springs Ordinance Banning Plastic Bags. July 1, 2015.
384. Web site: City of Ojai Ordinance 817. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018152933/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/Ojai_bagord_32712.pdf. October 18, 2014. dead.
385. Web site: City of Chico Ordinance. July 1, 2015.
386. Web site: South Lake Tahoe Ordinance. December 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140101023321/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/SLT_bagord_101513.pdf. January 1, 2014. dead.
387. Web site: City of Arcata Ordinance 1434. December 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140101023304/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/Arcata_BagOrd_120413.pdf. January 1, 2014. dead.
388. Web site: City of Fort Brag Ordinance 903–2012. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018152347/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/FortBragg_bagord_51412.pdf. October 18, 2014. dead.
389. Web site: City of Ukiah Ordinance Adding Chapter 9. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018181545/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/UkiahBagOrd5212.pdf. October 18, 2014. dead.
390. Web site: Mendocino County Board of Supervisors Ordinance 9.41. Mendocino County Board of Supervisors. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150330061356/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/MendoCnty_ord_61212.pdf. March 30, 2015. dead.
391. Web site: Mammoth Lakes ordinance. July 1, 2016.
392. Web site: City of Carmel-by-the-Sea Ordinance Banning Single-Use Plastic Bags. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018145844/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/bag_ord_Carmel.pdf. October 18, 2014. dead.
393. Web site: Greenfield Bag ordinance. July 1, 2016.
394. Web site: City of Gonzales Ordinance. July 1, 2015.
395. Web site: Pacific Grove Ordinance Banning Plastic Bags. July 1, 2015.
396. Web site: City of King City ordinance. July 1, 2015.
397. Web site: Marina Bag ordinance. July 1, 2015.
398. Web site: Monterey City Ordinance Banning Plastic Bags. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018210523/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/Monterey_bagord_Dec6.pdf. October 18, 2014. dead.
399. Web site: Salinas Ordinance Banning Plastic Bags. July 1, 2015.
400. Web site: Seaside Ordinance. July 1, 2015.
401. Web site: Soledad Ordinance. July 1, 2015.
402. Web site: Monterey County ordinance1. July 1, 2015.
403. Web site: Grass Valley Bag ordinance. July 1, 2016.
404. Web site: Nevada City Ordinance Banning Plastic Bags. July 1, 2015.
405. Web site: City of Truckee Ordinance 2013-05. December 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140101021452/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/Truckee%20Bag%20Ord%20112513.pdf. January 1, 2014. dead.
406. Web site: Alameda County Waste Management Authority Reusable Bag Ordinance. Alameda County Waste Management Authority. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130123232538/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/StopWaste_bagordinance_Jan2012.pdf. January 23, 2013. dead.
407. Web site: Danville Ordinance. July 1, 2015.
408. Web site: City of Gonzalez Ordinance. July 1, 2015.
409. Web site: Martinez plastic bag ban moves forward. December 1, 2013.
410. Web site: Pittsburg OKs plastic bag ban. December 1, 2013. October 22, 2013.
411. Web site: Pleasant Hill Ordinance Banning Plastic Bags. July 1, 2015.
412. Web site: Richmond becomes first city in Contra Costa County to ban plastic bags at retail outlets. Contra Costa Times. Rogers, Robert. August 1, 2013. June 19, 2013.
413. Web site: City of Walnut Creek Ordinance Banning Plastic Bags. April 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140504072303/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/BagOrdinance_031814.PDF. May 4, 2014. dead.
414. Web site: City of Corte Madera Plastic Bag Reduction Ordinance. July 1, 2016.
415. Web site: City of Fairfax Plastic Bag Reduction Ordinance. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20111213230214/http://cawrecycles.org/files/Fairfax%20Ordinance-Mun%20Code.pdf. December 13, 2011. dead.
416. Web site: City of Larkspur Ordinance. July 1, 2015.
417. Web site: Single-Use Disposable Bag Ban. City of Mill Valley. October 2, 2014.
418. Web site: Mill Valley Bag Ordinance. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140101020626/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/MillValley_BagOrd2.pdf. January 1, 2014. dead.
419. Web site: Novato Ordinance Banning Plastic Bags. July 1, 2015.
420. Web site: Ross Ordinance Banning Plastic Bags. July 1, 2015.
421. Web site: San Anselmo Ordinance Banning Plastic Bags. July 1, 2015.
422. Web site: San Rafael Ordinance. March 9, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140310072046/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/SanRafaelBagOrdinance_1920.pdf. March 10, 2014. dead.
423. Web site: Sausalito Ordinance. July 1, 2015.
424. Web site: Tiburon Ordinance. July 1, 2015.
425. Web site: Marin County Board of Supervisors Ordinance 3553. Marin County Board of Supervisors. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20111213202539/http://cawrecycles.org/files/ORD-3553.pdf. December 13, 2011. dead.
426. Web site: City of American Canyon Ordinance. July 1, 2016.
427. Web site: City of Calistoga Ordinance. July 1, 2015.
428. Web site: Napa Ordinance Banning Plastic Bags. July 1, 2015.
429. Web site: St. Helena Ordinance. July 1, 2015.
430. Web site: Yountville Ordinance. July 1, 2016.
431. Web site: Napa County ordinance. July 1, 2016.
432. Web site: San Francisco Checkout Bag Ordinance Factsheet. San Francisco. August 1, 2013.
433. Web site: San Mateo County Ordinance Adding Chapter 4.114. Santa Mateo County. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130722055910/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/SanMateoCo_ReusableBagOrdinance.pdf. July 22, 2013. dead.
434. Web site: Millbrae Ordinance 742. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018181833/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/Ordinance742_Millbrae_Bags.pdf. October 18, 2014. dead.
435. Web site: San Mateo Ordinance Adding Chapter 5.86. City of San Mateo. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150330061240/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/SanMateoCity_bagord_050613.pdf. March 30, 2015. dead.
436. Web site: City of Cupertino Ordinance 13-2102. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018152921/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/Cupertino_bagord_final.pdf. October 18, 2014. dead.
437. Web site: Milpitas Ordinance Banning Plastic Bags. July 1, 2016.
438. Web site: Morgan Hill Ordinance Banning Plastic Bags. December 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140101023620/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/BagOrd_MorganHill.pdf. January 1, 2014. dead.
439. Web site: Palo Alto Disposable Checkout Bag Ordinance . January 1, 2016.
440. Web site: City of San Jose Bring Your Own Bag Ordinance Update. January 1, 2016.
441. Web site: Santa Clara Ordinance. July 1, 2015.
442. Web site: City of Sunnyvale Ordinance 2965-11. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140101021929/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/SunnyvaleOrdinance2965-11.pdf. January 1, 2014. dead.
443. Web site: Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Ordinance 517.77. Santa Clara County. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150217192208/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/SCC%20Ordinance.pdf. February 17, 2015. dead.
444. Web site: City of Capitola Ordinance Enacting Chapter 8.07. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018145854/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/Capitola_bagord_11013.pdf. October 18, 2014. dead.
445. Web site: Santa Cruz Ordinance Adding Chapter 6.49. City of Santa Cruz. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018145827/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/SantaCruz_bagord_71012.pdf. October 18, 2014. dead.
446. Web site: City of Watsonville Ordinance Banning Plastic Bags. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018181821/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/Watsonville_051812_bag_ord.pdf. October 18, 2014. dead.
447. Web site: Santa Cruz County Ordinance 5.48. Santa Cruz County. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20111213192730/http://cawrecycles.org/files/Santa%20Cruz%20County%20Bag%20Ordinance_final.pdf. December 13, 2011. dead.
448. Web site: Santa Cruz County Ordinance Amending 5.48.015 and 5.48.020. Santa Cruz County. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018152824/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/bagordinance_scc_92512_0.pdf. October 18, 2014. dead.
449. Web site: Sonoma County Waste Management Agency. Sonoma County Waste Management Agency. March 9, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140310064701/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/Ordinance_2014-02_Waste_Reduction_Program_for_Carryout_Bags.pdf. March 10, 2014. dead.
450. Web site: Santa Rosa Ordinance. July 1, 2015.
451. Web site: Sonoma County Waste Management Agency. July 1, 2015.
452. Web site: City of l Del Mar Ordinance. December 1, 2013.
453. Web site: Encinitas Bag ordinance. July 1, 2015.
454. Web site: San Diego OKs Plastic Bag Ban. July 1, 2016.
455. Web site: City of Solana Beach Ordinance 437. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018150438/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/SB_BagOrd_revised.pdf. October 18, 2014. dead.
456. Web site: San Luis Obispo Integrated Waste Management Authority Reusable Bag Ordinance. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130323084342/http://www.iwma.com/admin/ordinances/Draft%20Single%20Use%20Bag%20Ordinance%2011-2-11.pdf. March 23, 2013. dead.
457. Web site: City of Carpenteria Ordinance 655. August 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018151955/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/carpinteria_bagord_31212.pdf. October 18, 2014. dead.
458. Web site: Santa Barbara Ordinance. March 9, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140310070412/http://www.cawrecycles.org/files/SB_bagord_101513.pdf. March 10, 2014. dead.