Plastic bag bans in the United States

Phase out of lightweight plastic products in the United States
  Plastic bags banned
  A charge on some plastic bags
  Partial charge or ban (county or municipality level)
  Bans preempted by state law or court order

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,[4] Hawaii (de facto), Maine, New Jersey,[5] New York,[6] Oregon,[7] Rhode Island, Vermont[8] and Washington[9] and the territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico[10] 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.[11]

Some attempts at banning plastic shopping bags statewide (for example in Massachusetts, though as of May 2023, 162 of the 301 cities and towns in the state have done so[12]) have not succeeded mainly due to plastic industry lobbying.[13] 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.[14][15] Some states, such as Florida, Arizona, and Missouri, have passed laws preventing local municipalities from passing their own bans.[16] Some retailers have stopped using plastic bags ahead of government mandates.[17]

Summary of plastic bag laws

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Local laws governing plastic bag use in the United States
State/Territory Jurisdiction Passage date Effective date Effect
Alaska Alaska City-Borough of Anchorage August 2018 September 2019 Plastic bag ban, 10 cent charge for paper bags.[note 1][18][19]
City of Bethel July 2009 September 2010 Plastic bag ban.[20]
City of Cordova November 2015 Plastic bag ban; bags are banned under 2.25 mils. [21]
City of Dillingham December 31, 2020 Plastic bag ban. [22]
City of Homer August 2012 January 2013 Plastic bag ban.[23]
City of Hooper Bay August 2010 Plastic bag ban.[24]
City of Kodiak January 2018 April 2018 Plastic bag ban.[25]
City of Palmer May 2018 January 2019 Plastic bag ban.[26]
City of Wasilla January 2018 July 2018 Plastic bag ban.[27]
City of Unalaska August 2018 January 2019 Plastic bag ban[28]
American Samoa American Samoa
Territory-wide
 January 2010 February 2011 Plastic bag ban for all wholesale and retail businesses.[29]
California California
Statewide
 September 2014 November 2016[1] Plastic bag ban for large retailers; 10 cent charge for paper bags. A complete ban on retail plastic bags (regardless of thickness) will go into effect on January 1, 2026.[30][31]
All local ordinances (listed below) supersede this legislation.
Colorado 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.[2]
City of Aspen October 2011 May 2012 Plastic bag ban for large retailers; 20 cent charge for paper bags.[32]
Town of Avon May 1, 2018 Plastic bag ban; 10 cent tax on paper bags.[33]
City of Boulder November 2012 July 2013 Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[34]
City of Carbondale October 2011 May 2012 Plastic bag ban for large retailers; 20 cent charge for paper bags.[34]
Town of Crested Butte August 15, 2016 September 1, 2018 Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[35]
City of Denver December 2019 July 1, 2020 10 cent charge.[36]
City of Fort Collins April 7, 2021 May 1, 2022 Plastic bag ban at grocers with more than 10,000 square feet.[37]
Town of Ridgway December 12, 2018 March 1, 2019 Plastic bag ban; bags are banned under 2.25 mils.[33]
Town of Telluride October 2010 March 2011 Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[38]
Connecticut Connecticut
Statewide
 July 1, 2021 Plastic bag ban.[3]
Town of Greenwich March 12, 2018[39] September 2018 Plastic bag ban. Sunsets in 3 years. Paper bags must contain 40% post-consumer content and no old-growth fiber.[40]
Town of Norwalk January 8, 2018[41] July 8, 2018 Plastic bag ban.
Town of Westport September 2008 March 2009 Plastic bag ban. Defines acceptable "recyclable paper bag" alternatives.[42]
Delaware Delaware
Statewide
 July 29, 2019[4] January 1, 2021 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.[43]
Washington, D.C. District of Columbia
District-wide
 June 2009 August 2009 Minimum 5 cent fee for plastic bags.[44]
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia City of South Fulton October 2019 March 1, 2021 Single-use plastic bag ban.[45]
Guam Guam
Territory-wide
 June 5, 2018 January 1, 2021 Plastic bag ban.[46]
Hawaii Hawaii1
Hawaii County December 2011 January 2013 Ban on compostable and non-compostable plastic checkout bags. Allows plastic bags at least 3 mils.[47]
Honolulu City and County 2014 July 2015 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.[48]
Kauai County October 2009 January 2011 Ban on plastic checkout bags made with fossil fuels. Biodegradable bags allowed.[49]
Maui County August 2008 Ban on compostable and non-compostable plastic checkout bags. Allows plastic bags at least 3 mils.[50]
Illinois Illinois
City of Batavia November 21, 2022 July 1, 2023 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.[51]
Chicago November 2016 February 1, 2017 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¢.[52][53]
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.[54][55]
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.[56]
City of Evanston May 22, 2023 August 1, 2023 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.[57]

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.[58]

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. [59]
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.[60]
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.[61]
Kansas Kansas City of Lawrence August 8, 2023 March 1, 2024 Single-use plastic bag ban.[62]
Maine Maine
Statewide
 June 17, 2019 July 1, 2021 Plastic bag ban. Paper bags have a 5¢ fee.[63][64]
Town of Falmouth January 2016 April 1, 2016 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.[65]
City of Portland June 2014 April 15, 2015 5-cent fee for single-use plastic (and paper) bags at pharmacies, and food and convenience stores, which is kept by the store.[66]
City of South Portland September 2015 March 1, 2016 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.[67]
Town of York November 3, 2015 March 3, 2016 Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 3 mils.[68]
Maryland Maryland City of Annapolis July 22, 2024 January 22, 2025 Single-use plastic bag ban. $0.10 fee for paper bags.[69]
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.[70]
City of Baltimore January 13, 2020 October 1, 2021 Plastic bag ban. Paper and other non-plastic bags have a five-cent fee.[71]
Baltimore County February 6, 2023 November 1, 2023 Plastic Bag Ban. 5 cent fee for paper bags.[72]
Town of Centreville July 19, 2023 January 1, 2024 Single-use plastic bag ban. $0.10 fee for paper or reusable bags.[73]
Town of Chestertown April 4, 2011 January 2012 Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 2.25 mils.[74]
City of College Park February 14, 2023 September 1, 2023 Plastic bag ban. 10 cent fee for other bags.[75]
Town of Easton September 13, 2022 April 2, 2023 Plastic bag ban. Paper bags to cost $0.10.[76]
City of Frederick May 4, 2023 January 1, 2024 Plastic bag ban. No fee for paper bags.[77]
Howard County February 5, 2020 October 1, 2020 5 cent fee for plastic bags.[78]
City of Laurel June 28, 2021 January 1, 2022 Plastic Bag Ban.[79]
Montgomery County May 2011 January 2012 Minimum 5 cent fee for plastic bags.[80]
Prince George's County June 20, 2023 January 1, 2024 Plastic bag ban.[81]
City of Salisbury November 14, 2022 July 1, 2023 Plastic bag ban.[82]
City of Westminster May 2019 January 1, 2020 Plastic bag ban.[83]
City of Takoma Park July 27, 2016 December 1, 2016 Plastic bag ban.[84]
Massachusetts Massachusetts
Town of Abington May 20, 2019 November 20, 2020 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 5 mils.[85]
Town of Adams June 20, 2016 March 30, 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.[86][87]
City of Amesbury March 12, 2019[88] September 12, 2019 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.[89]
Town of Amherst May 3, 2016 January 1, 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.[90]
Town of Andover May 2, 2018 January 2, 2019 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils and if plastic must be made of polypropylene or polyester.[91]
Town of Aquinnah May 10, 2016 January 1, 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.[92]
Town of Arlington April 26, 2017 March 1, 2018 (large stores)[93] 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 April 26, 2017 July 1, 2018 (for all stores)[93] 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 October 7, 2019[94] March 2020 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[95]
Town of Barnstable September 3, 2015 September 2016 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.[96][97]
Town of Bedford March 27, 2017 October 1, 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.[98]
Town of Belmont July 16, 2018 April 17, 2019 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4.0 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[99]
City of Beverly June 18, 2018 January 1, 2019 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be more than 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[100][101]
City of Boston December 17, 2017[102] December 2018 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 March 8, 2016 September 2016 Plastic bag ban for chain and larger stores (basically 3000 square feet). Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.[103]
Town of Brookline November 2012 December 1, 2013 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).[104]
Town of Burlington January 28, 2019 June 28, 2019 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.[105]
City of Cambridge March 30, 2015 March 31, 2016 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.[106]
Town of Chatham November 16, 2015 January 1, 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.[107]
City of Chicopee October 1, 2024 June 1, 2025 Retail plastic bag ban.[108]
Town of Chilmark April 25, 2016 January 1, 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[109]
Town of Cohasset April 30, 2018[110] November 1, 2018 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 April 2015 January 1, 2016 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.[111]
Town of Dartmouth June 5, 2018[112] late 2019 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 1 mil.[113]
Town of Duxbury March 13, 2017[114] 2018 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.
Town of Easton November 12, 2019 June 2020 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags cannot be made of polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride, and must be at least 4 mils thick.[115]
Town of Eastham May 6, 2019 January 1, 2020 Plastic bag ban.[116]
Town of Edgartown April 12, 2016 January 1, 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.[117]
Town of Fairhaven May 6, 2023 January 1, 2024 Thin-film plastic bag ban.[118][119]
Town of Falmouth November 2014 May 2016 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.[120]
Town of Framingham May 12, 2016 January 1, 2018 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.[121]
Town of Franklin February 12, 2020 July 1, 2020 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.[122]
Town of Georgetown May 7, 2018[123] September 2019 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be more than 2.5 mils.[124]
City of Gloucester November 14, 2017 January 1, 2019 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.[125]
Town of Grafton May 2017 July 1, 2018 Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.
Town of Great Barrington May 2013 2013 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.[126]
City of Greenfield January 16, 2019[127] January 2020 Plastic bag ban. Fee of 5¢ on paper bags goes into effect in January 2021.
Town of Hadley May 5, 2022 January 1, 2023 Single-use plastic bag ban.[128]
Town of Hamilton April 11, 2015 July 27, 2016 Non-biodegradable plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.[129]
Town of Hanson October 7, 2019 June 1, 2020 Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 20% or 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[130]
Town of Harwich May 4, 2015 May 2016 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.[131]
City of Haverhill August 7, 2018[132] January 7, 2019 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 November 18, 2019 June 1, 2020 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.[133]
Town of Hull May 6, 2019 January 1, 2020 Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[134]
Town of Ipswich May 10, 2016 c. August 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.[135]
Town of Lee May 10, 2016 May 10, 2017 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.[136]
Town of Lenox June 9, 2016 June 9, 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[137]
Town of Lexington March 27, 2018 January 1, 2019 Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 2.25 mils.[138]
Town of Lincoln March 24, 2018 January 1, 2019 Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[139]
Town of Longmeadow October 16, 2018[140] April 16, 2019 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 May 29, 2018 January 1, 2019 Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[141]
Town of Lunenburg November 13, 2018 July 1, 2019 Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 2.5 mils.[142]
City of Lynn April 9, 2019 September 1, 2019 Plastic bag ban.[143]
Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea April 2013 January 2014 Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be greater than 2.5 mils. Compostable plastic bags allowed.[144]
Town of Marblehead May 5, 2014 May 2015 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.[145]
Town of Mashpee October 17, 2016 January 1, 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.[146]
Town of Medfield April 28, 2019[147] November 1, 2019 Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.
City of Medford February 2019 July 16, 2019 Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[148]
Town of Medway November 19, 2019 July 1, 2020 Plastic bag ban.[149]
City of Melrose December 18, 2017 July 1, 2018[150] 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 October 23, 2018 July 1, 2019 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.[151]
Town of Natick January 10, 2017 August 1, 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2 mils. Paper bags must have at least 40% post-consumer recycled content.[152][153]
City of Newburyport September 8, 2014 March 29, 2015 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.[154]
City of Newton January 20, 2015 July 2015 Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[155] 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.[156]
Town of North Andover May 15, 2023 January 1, 2024 Plastic bag ban in food businesses with more than 3,000 square feet.[157]
Town of North Attleborough June 3, 2019[158] 2020 Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 4 mils. Compostable bags allowed.[159]
City of Northampton May 2015[160] January 1, 2016 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.[161]
Town of Oak Bluffs April 12, 2017 January 1, 2018 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.
City of Peabody October 24, 2019 September 1, 2020 Plastic bag ban.[162] Reusable plastic bags must be more than 5 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[163]
Town of Pembroke October 23, 2018 July 1, 2019 Plastic bag ban.[164]
Town of Pepperell October 21, 2018 January 1, 2019 Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[165]
City of Pittsfield March 26, 2019 January 1, 2020. Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 3 mils.[166]
Town of Plainville June 3, 2019[158] 2020 Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[167]
Town of Plymouth October 15, 2016 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.[168]
Town of Provincetown October 27, 2014 April 15, 2015 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 1.5 mils.[169]
City of Quincy December 2, 2019 Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[170]
Town of Raynham May 17, 2021 August 15, 2021 Single-use plastic bag ban.[171]
Town of Reading November 16, 2017 2018 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.[172]
City of Revere April 22, 2019 September 1, 2019[173] 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.[160][174]
Town of Rockport September 17, 2017 March 1, 2018 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.[175]
Town of Sandwich November 28, 2016 May 2017 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.[176]
Town of Saugus May 6, 2019 January 1, 2020 Plastic shopping bag ban.[177]
Town of Seekonk May 13, 2019[178] January 1, 2020 Plastic shopping bag ban.
Town of Scituate November 14, 2018[179] March 1, 2019 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.[180]
Town of Sharon May 1, 2019 2020[181] 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.[182]
Town of Shrewsbury May 17, 2016 July 1, 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[183]
City of Somerville November 24, 2015 November 24, 2016 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must pass a 22-pound walk test. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[184]
Town of South Hadley May 10, 2017[185] July 1, 2018 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Compostable bags allowed.
City of Springfield April 24, 2019[186] January 1, 2020 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 April 2, 2017 January 2, 2018[187] 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 November 4, 2019 May 2020 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils.[188]
Town of Tewksbury October 2, 2018[189] April 1, 2019 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 Tisbury April 12, 2016 January 1, 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.[117]
Town of Truro November 5, 2015 June 1, 2016 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 1.5 mils.[191]
City of Waltham December 27, 2021 June 25, 2022 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.[192] Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer, recycled paper content. There is a fee of 10¢ on all shopping bags.[193]
Town of Watertown June 7, 2016 July 1, 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer, recycled paper content.[194]
Town of Wayland April 3, 2017[195] 2018 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 April 11, 2016[196] January 1, 2017 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 April 2015 January 1, 2016 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3.5 mils.[197]
Town of West Tisbury April 12, 2016 January 1, 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.[117]
Town of Westborough March 17, 2018 September 17, 2018 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 May 10, 2017 January 1, 2018 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[198]
Town of Williamstown May 19, 2015 November 2015 Plastic bag ban including produce bags and dry cleaning bags. Reusable shopping bags must be at least 4 mils.[199]
Town of Wilmington May 5, 2018[200] May 6, 2019 Plastic bag ban. Reusable shopping bags must be more than 2.5 mils.[201]
Town of Winthrop April 2, 2020 November 1, 2020 Plastic bag ban.[202]
City of Worcester October 15, 2019 July 1, 2020[203] 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.[204]
Town of Wrentham June 3, 2019[158] 2020 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 May 6, 2017 May 2018 Plastic shopping and produce bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[205]
Minnesota Minnesota 3 City of Duluth November 2019 April 2020 5 cent charge[206]
City of Minneapolis November 26, 2019 January 1, 2020 5 cent charge[207]
New Jersey New Jersey
Statewide
 November 4, 2020 May 4, 2022 Single-use plastic bags, polystyrene foam, and single-use paper bags (in grocery stores larger than 2500 sq ft) banned.[208]
Borough of Avalon September 12, 2018 June 1, 2019 Single-use plastic bags, straws, and styrofoam banned.[209]
City of Brigantine September 5, 2018 June 1, 2019 Single-use plastic bags banned.[210]
Borough of Glen Rock April 10, 2019 January 1, 2020 Single-use plastic bags banned. Minimum of $.10 fee for reusable and recyclable paper bags.[211]
Jersey City June 27, 2018 June 28, 2019 Single-use plastic and non-recyclable paper bags banned.[212]
Borough of Longport November 20, 2015 2015 A fee of not less than ten cents for each non-reusable carryout bag. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 2.25 mils.[213]
Borough of Paramus December 17, 2019 January 1, 2020 Single-use plastic bags banned.[214]
Village of Ridgewood June 2019 January 1, 2020 Single-use plastic bags banned.[215]
City of Somers Point July 7, 2018 January 9, 2019 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.[216][217]
Borough of Stone Harbor September 12, 2018 June 1, 2019 Single-use plastic bags, straws, and styrofoam banned.[209]
City of Ventnor February 22, 2018 October 1, 2018 A fee of not less than five cents for each non-reusable carryout paper or plastic bags.[218]
New Mexico New Mexico City of Carlsbad September 24, 2024 February 1, 2025 Two-year trial plastic bag ban.[219]
City of Santa Fe August 2013 January 2014 Plastic bag ban thinner than 2.25 mm.[220]
County of Santa Fe March 26, 2024 October 26, 2024 Plastic bag, straw, stirrer, and polystyrene ban.[221]
Town of Taos March 10, 2020 November 1, 2021 Plastic bag ban  mm.[222]
City of Las Cruces August 16, 2021 January 1, 2022 Single-use plastic bag ban.[223]
City of Albuquerque April 20, 2019 January 1, 2020 Single-use plastic bag ban.[224] Repealed on March 7, 2022.[225]
City of Deming November 2019 May 16, 2021 Single-use plastic bag ban.[226]
Town of Silver City July 8, 2014 January 8, 2015 Single-use plastic bag ban.[227]
County of Bernalillo June 25, 2019 January 1, 2020 Single-use plastic bag ban.[228]
New York (state) New York
Statewide
 April 22, 2019 March 1, 2020[6] Plastic bag ban. Counties can impose 5¢ fee on paper.[229]
East Hampton Village August 2011 February 2012 Plastic bag ban.[230]
Village of Hastings on Hudson, Town of Greenburgh November 2014 February 2015 Plastic bag ban.[231]
Village of Mamaroneck July 2012 January 2013 Plastic bag ban.[232]
Town of New Castle May 31, 2016 January 1, 2017 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.[233][234]
Village of New Paltz October 22, 2014 April 1, 2015 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils. Paper bags must contain "a minimum of 40% postconsumer recycled content".[235]
Village of Patchogue June 8, 2015 September 6, 2016 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils.[236]
City of Rye December 2011 May 2012 Plastic bag ban.[237]
Village of Southampton April 2011 November 2011 Plastic bag ban.[238]
Suffolk County September 2016 January 2018 5¢ fee for single-use plastic and paper bags. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils.[239]
Ulster County September 2018 July 2019 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.[240]
North Carolina North Carolina Outer Banks (Dare, Currituck, and Hyde Counties) June 2009 October 1, 2010 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils. Paper bags must be at least 40% recycled.[241]

Bag ban overridden on April 10, 2017, with passage of House Bill 56.[242]

Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands
Territory-wide
 Plastic bag ban.[243][244]
Ohio Ohio City of Athens May 1, 2023 January 1, 2024 Plastic bag ban.[245]
Cuyahoga County May 28, 2019 January 1, 2020 Plastic bag ban.[246]
City of Bexley May 2019 January 1, 2020 Plastic bag ban.[247]
Oregon Oregon
Statewide
 January 1, 2020 Plastic bag ban; 5 cent charge for paper bags.[7]
City of Corvallis July 2012 Plastic bag ban; 5 cent charge for paper bags.
City of Eugene October 2012 May 1, 2013 Plastic bag ban; 5 cent charge for paper bags. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.[248]
City of Portland July 2011 October 2011 Plastic bag ban.[249] Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.[250]
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Borough of Ambler August 16, 2022 August 16, 2022 Plastic bag and expanded polystyrene ban.[251]
Cheltenham Township December 7, 2022 January 1, 2024 Plastic bag ban. 10-cent fee for paper bags.[252]
Borough of Doylestown December 19, 2022 June 17, 2023 Single-use plastic bag ban.[253]
Doylestown Township May 21, 2024 November 17, 2024 Single-use plastic bag ban. Five-cent fee for paper or reusable bag.[254][255]
Easttown Township June 20, 2022 January 1, 2023 Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at last 40% recycled content.[256][257]
Haverford Township April 11, 2022 January 1, 2023 Plastic bag and stirrer ban.[258]
Lancaster Township August 14, 2023 January 1, 2024 Single-use plastic bag ban.[259]
Lower Merion Township June 21, 2023 January 21, 2024 Plastic bag ban. $0.10 fee for paper bags.[260]
Borough of Media July 21, 2022 January 1, 2023 Plastic bag ban.[261]
Montgomery Township September 26, 2023 April 22, 2024 Plastic bag, straw, and polystyrene container ban.[262]
Borough of Narberth October 18, 2018 April 18, 2019 Plastic bag ban.[263]
Borough of Newtown March 12, 2024 September 14, 2024 Single-use plastic bag, expanded polystyrene, and plastic straw ban.[264]
Newtown Township (Bucks County) December 6, 2023 April 9, 2024 Plastic bag, plastic straw, and polystyrene food container ban.[265]
City of Pittsburgh April 11, 2022 October 14, 2023 Plastic bag ban; 10-cent charge for paper bags.[266][267]
City of Philadelphia December 2019 October 1, 2021 Plastic bag ban.[268]
Borough of Phoenixville January 9, 2024 January 1, 2025 Plastic bag ban.[269]
Radnor Township August 15, 2022 February 15, 2023 Plastic bag ban; 10-cent charge for paper bags.[270]
Solebury Township June 21, 2022 September 19, 2022 Plastic bag, straw, and polystyrene food container ban. 10-cent charge for recyclable paper bags.[271]
Springfield Township (Montgomery County) August 9, 2023 February 1, 2024 Single-use plastic bag ban.[272]
Borough of Swarthmore June 12, 2023 January 8, 2024 SIngle-use plastic bag ban, expanded polystyrene, and #6 polystyrene ban.[273]
Tredyffrin Township September 19, 2022 March 18, 2023 Plastic bag ban.[274]
Upper Dublin Township March 12, 2024 September 8, 2024 Single-use plastic bag ban.[275]
Upper Merion Township July 13, 2023 January 1, 2024 Single-use utensils, foam plastic, bags, and straw ban.[276]
Upper Moreland Township July 10, 2023 January 1, 2024 Single-use plastic bag ban.[277]
Uwchlan Township September 12, 2022 September 17, 2022 Ban on plastic bags, $0.15 fee for other bags.[278]
Borough of West Chester July 2019 January 1, 2022 Plastic bag and straw ban.[279]
West Goshen Township December 21, 2021 April 22, 2022 Plastic bag and straw ban.[280]
West Norriton Township November 8, 2022 April 22, 2023 Plastic bag ban.[281]
West Vincent Township July 15, 2024 October 13, 2024 Single-use plastic bag ban, $0.10 fee for paper bags[282]
Whitemarsh Township July 13, 2023 October 11, 2023 Plastic bag ban.[283]
Rhode Island 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.[284]
Town of Barrington October 2012 January 2013 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils (as amended on February 1, 2016).[285]
Town of Bristol Plastic bag ban.[286]
City of Cranston August 22, 2019 January 1, 2021 Single-use plastic bag ban.[287]
Town of East Greenwich October 15, 2019 January 15, 2020 Single-use plastic bag ban.[288]
City of East Providence May 7, 2019 November 7, 2019 Single-use plastic bag ban.[289]
Town of Jamestown September 18, 2017 November 1, 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.[290]
Town of Middletown May 1, 2017 November 1, 2017 Single-use plastic bag ban.[291]
Town of Narragansett February 8, 2022 January 1, 2023 Single-use plastic bag ban.[292]
City of Newport November 1, 2017 Single-use plastic bag ban.[293]
Town of New Shoreham January 1, 2018 Single-use plastic bag ban.[294]
Town of Portsmouth March 12, 2019 September 1, 2018 Single-use plastic bag ban.[295]
City of Providence May 1, 2019 October 22, 2019 Single-use plastic bag ban.[296]
Town of South Kingstown June 2018 January 1, 2019 Single-use plastic bag ban.[297]
Town of Warren June 12, 2018 December 12, 2018 Single-use plastic bag ban.[298]
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.[299]
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Territory-wide
 October 2015 July 2016 Plastic bag ban.[10]
South Carolina 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.[300]
Town of Bluffton February 13, 2018 November 1, 2018 Single-use plastic bag ban.[301]
City of Camden March 26, 2019 January 1, 2020 Single-use plastic bag ban.[302]
City of Charleston November 27, 2018 January 1, 2020 Single-use plastic bag ban.[303]
County of Charleston March 2019 January 1, 2020 Single-use plastic bag ban.[304]
Town of Edisto Beach April 11, 2019 January 1, 2020 Single-use plastic bag ban.[305]
Town of Hilton Head Island January 10, 2018 November 1, 2018 Single-use plastic bag ban.[306]
City of Isle of Palms March 2019 January 1, 2020 Single-use plastic bag ban.[307]
Town of James Island November 2019 January 1, 2020 Single-use plastic bag ban.[308]
Town of Mount Pleasant April 10, 2018 April 16, 2019. Single-use plastic bag ban.[309]
City of North Myrtle Beach November 15, 2021 July 1, 2022 Single-use plastic bag ban.[310]
Town of Port Royal February 14, 2018 November 1, 2019 Single-use plastic bag ban.[311]
Town of Seabrook Island July 23, 2019 January 1, 2020 Single-use plastic bag ban.[312]
Town of Surfside Beach January 23, 2018 June 1, 2018 Single-use plastic bag ban.[313]
Texas Texas2 City of Austin March 2012 March 2013 Plastic bag and paper bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 4 mils.[314] Overturned by Texas Supreme Court in 2018.[315]
City of Brownsville December 15, 2009 January 5, 2011 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.[316] Overturned by Texas Supreme Court in 2018.[315]
City of Dallas March 2014 January 2015 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.[317] Overturned by Texas Supreme Court in 2018.[315]
City of Fort Stockton September 2011 Plastic bag ban. Overturned by Texas Supreme Court in 2018.[315]
City of South Padre Island January 2011 January 2012 Plastic bag ban.[318] Overturned by Texas Supreme Court in 2018.[315]
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands
Territory-wide
 October 7, 2016 January 1, 2017 Plastic bag ban.[319]
Utah Utah City of Moab September 10, 2018 January 1, 2019 Plastic bag ban.[320]
City of Park City May 15, 2017 June 2017 Plastic bag ban.[321]
City of Logan December 3, 2019 January 1, 2022 (repealed before taking effect) Plastic bag ban.[322] Repealed on December 7, 2021, before taking effect.[323]
Vermont Vermont
Statewide
 June 17, 2019 July 1, 2020 Plastic bag ban. Paper bags have a 10¢ fee.[8]
Town of Brattleboro November 21, 2017[324] July 1, 2018 Plastic bag ban. Plastic reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils thick. Certified compostable bags allowed.[325]
Virginia Virginia Albemarle County May 4, 2022 January 1, 2023 Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.[326]
City of Alexandria September 18, 2021 January 1, 2022 Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.[327]
Arlington County September 18, 2021 January 1, 2022 Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.[328]
City of Charlottesville August 1, 2022 January 1, 2023 Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.[329]
City of Fairfax July 12, 2022 January 1, 2023 Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.[330]
Fairfax County September 14, 2021 January 1, 2022 Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.[328]
City of Falls Church December 13, 2021 April 1, 2022 Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.[331]
City of Fredericksburg September 28, 2021 January 1, 2022 Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.[332]
Loudoun County January 18, 2022 July 1, 2022 Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.[333]
City of Roanoke May 17, 2021 January 1, 2022 Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.[334]
Washington (state) Washington
Statewide
 March 25, 2020 October 1, 2021 Plastic bag ban. 8 cent charge for paper bags.[335][336] Implementation delayed from January to July 2021 by COVID-19 pandemic.[337][338]
City of Bainbridge Island April 2012 November 2012 Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags.[339]
City of Bellingham July 2011 July 2012 Plastic bag ban. 5 cent minimum charge for paper bags.[340]
City of Edmonds July 2009 Plastic bag ban.
City of Ellensburg November 7, 2016 January 1, 2018 Plastic and paper bag fee. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils. 5 cent charge for all carry-out bags.[341][342]
City of Issaquah June 2012 March 2013 Plastic bag ban.[343]
City of Mukilteo December 2011 January 2013 Plastic bag ban.[344]
City of North Bend December 2018 January 1, 2019 Plastic bag ban.[345]
City of Olympia October 2013 July 2014 Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags.[346]
City of Port Angeles April 3, 2018 July 3, 2018 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils. 5 cent charge for all carry-out bags.[347]
City of Port Townsend July 2012 November 2012 Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags.[348]
City of Seattle December 2011 July 2012 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils. Minimum 5 cent charge for paper bags.[349]
City of Shoreline April 2013 February 2014 Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags.[350]
Thurston County (unincorporated areas) September 2013 July 2014 Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags.[351]
City of Tacoma July 2016 July 12, 2017 Plastic bag ban. 5 cent minimum charge for each recycled paper or reusable checkout bag requested by customers.
City of Tumwater September 2013 July 2014 Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags.[352]
Wyoming Wyoming City of Jackson January 8, 2019 April 15, 2019 Plastic bag ban. 20 cent charge for paper bags or reusable plastic bags (greater than 4 mils thick).[353][354]

Notes

  • 1 Although the state of Hawaii does not ban plastic bags, all of its local jurisdictions do, effectively banning them statewide.[355]
  • 2 On June 22, 2018, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that a bag ban implemented by Laredo, TX was in violation of state law.[356] 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.[357]
  • 3Minnesota has a preemption on local laws that ban plastic bags, but allows for fees on them instead.[358]

California

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Californians voted in November 2016 to approve state legislation banning plastic bags statewide in Propositions 67 and 65.[359] 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.[360][361]
Unincorporated territories 2016 – April 2016 – July
Yolo County Davis 2013 – November 2014 – July Plastic bag ban.[362]
Greater Los Angeles Area Los Angeles County Beverly Hills[363] 2014 – April 22 2014 – July 1 Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.
Calabasas[364] 2011 – February 2011 – July
Culver City[365] 2013 – May 2013 – December
Glendale[366] 2013 – January 2013 – July
Hermosa Beach[367] – 2016 – April
Long Beach[368] 2012 – February 2013 – January
Los Angeles[369] 2013 – June 2014 – January
Malibu[370] 2008 – May 2009 – May Plastic bag ban.
Manhattan Beach[371] 2008 – July 2011 – July
Monrovia[372] 2014 – July 2015 – January Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.
Pasadena[373] 2011 – November 2012 – July
Pico Rivera[374] 2014 – October 2016 – July
Santa Monica[375] 2011 – February 2011 – September
South Pasadena[376] 2014 – October 2014 – December
West Hollywood[377] 2012 – August 2013 – February
Unincorporated territories[378] 2010 – November 2012 – January
Orange County Dana Point 2012 – March 2013 – April Plastic bag ban.[379]
Huntington Beach 2013 – April 2013 – November Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[380]
Laguna Beach 2012 – February 2013 – January Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[381]
Riverside County Cathedral City 2015 – July 2016 – February Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[382]
Desert Hot Springs 2014 – March 2014 – September Plastic bag ban. Small fee for paper bag.[383]
Indio 2014 – May 2014 – November Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[384]
Palm Desert 2014 – May 2015 – October Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[385]
Palm Springs 2014 – April 2014 – November Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[386]
Ventura County Ojai 2012 – April 2012 – July Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[387]
Northern California Butte County Chico 2014 – May 2015 – January Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[388]
El Dorado County South Lake Tahoe 2013 – October 2014 – February Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[389]
Humboldt County Arcata – 2014 – February Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[390]
Mendocino County Fort Bragg[391] 2012 – May 2013 – December Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.
Ukiah[392] 2012 – May 2013 – February
Unincorporated territories[393] 2012 – June 2013 – January
Mono County Mammoth Lakes – 2016 – March Plastic bag ban.[394]
Monterey County Carmel-by-the-Sea[395] 2012 – July 2013 – February Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.
Greenfield[396] 2014 – August 2015 – February
Gonzales[397] 2014 – July 2015 – January
Pacific Grove[398] 2014 – August 2015 – March
King City[399] 2014 – September 2015 – January
Marina[400] – 2014 – August
Monterey 2011 – December 2012 – June Plastic bag ban; 25 cent charge for paper bags.[401]
Salinas[402] – 2014 – August Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.
Seaside[403] 2014 – August 2015 – September
Soledad[404] 2014 – October 2015 – May
Unincorporated territories[405] – 2014 – August
Nevada County Grass Valley 2014 – August 2015 – January Plastic bag ban. Small fee for paper bag.[406]
Nevada City 2014 – June 2015 – July Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[407]
Truckee 2013 – November 2014 – June Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[408]
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.[409]
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.[410]
Hercules 2014 – September 2015 – January Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[411]
Lafayette 2014 – December 2015 – July Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[399]
Martinez – 2014 Plastic bag ban.[412]
Pittsburg 2013 – October 2014 – January Plastic bag ban; phased charge for paper bags until 25 cents in the third year.[413]
Pleasant Hill – 2014 – August Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[414]
Richmond 2013 – July 2014 – January Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[415]
San Pablo 2013 – October 2014 – January Plastic bag ban. Ten cent fee for paper bag.[383]
Walnut Creek 2014 – March 2014 – September Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[416]
Marin County
Corte Madera[417] 2015 – July 2015 – September Plastic bag ban. 10 cent charge for paper bag.
Fairfax[418] 2007 – August 2008 – November Plastic bag ban. 10 cent charge for paper bag.
Larkspur[419] 2014 – May 2014 – November
Mill Valley 2013 – October 21 2013 – November 21[420] Plastic bag ban; 5 cent charge for paper bags.[421]
Novato[422] – 2014 – March Plastic bag ban. 10 cent charge for paper bag.
Ross[423] 2014 – September 2015 – April
San Anselmo[424] – 2015 – January
San Rafael[425] 2014 – March 2014 – September
Sausalito[426] – 2014 – March
Tiburon[427] – 2014 – September
Unincorporated territories 2011 – January 2012 – January Plastic bag ban.[428]
Napa County
American Canyon – 2016 – January Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[429]
Calistoga 2014 – August 2015 – January Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[430]
Napa Napa 2014 – August Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[431]
St. Helena 2014 – August 2015 – January Plastic bag ban. Ten cent fee for paper bag.[432]
Yountville 2016 – February 2016 – March Plastic bag ban. Ten cent fee for paper bag.[433]
Unincorporated territories 2016 – January 2016 – July Plastic bag ban. Ten cent fee for paper bag.[434]
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.[435]
San Mateo County Belmont 2013 – January 2013 – April Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[436]
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[437] 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[438] 2013 – May 2013 – June
South San Francisco 2012 – December 2013 – April
Unincorporated territories 2012 – November
Santa Clara County Campbell1[436] 2013 – July 2014 – January Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.
Cupertino[439] 2013 – March 2013 – October
Los Altos1[436] 2013 – March 2013 – July
Los Gatos1[436] 2013 – September 2014 – February
Milpitas[440] 2015 – September 2016 – July
Morgan Hill[441] 2013 – October 2014 – April
Mountain View1[436] 2012 – December 2013 – April
Palo Alto[442]
2013 – May 2013 – July
San Jose[443] 2011 – January 2012 – January
Santa Clara[444] 2014 – September 2014 – December
Sunnyvale[445] 2011 – December 2012 – June
Unincorporated territories[446] 2011 – April 2012 – January
Santa Cruz County Capitola 2013 – January 2013 – April Plastic bag ban; 25 cent charge for paper bags.[447]
Santa Cruz 2012 – July 2013 – April Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[448]
Watsonville 2012 – May 2012 – June Plastic bag ban; 25 cent charge for paper bags.[449]
Unincorporated territories 2011 – September 2012 – March Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[450]
2012 – October 2013 – April Expansion of ban to restaurants.[451]
Sonoma County Cloverdale 2014 – February 2014 – September Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[452]
Cotati
Healdsburg
Petaluma
Rohnert Park
Santa Rosa[453]
Sebastopol
Sonoma
Windsor
Unincorporated territories[454]
Southern California San Diego County Del Mar 2016 – May 2016 – November (retail)
2017 – May (restaurants) 		Plastic bag ban.[455]
Encinitas 2014 – September 2015 – April Plastic bag ban. Small fee for paper bag.[456]
San Diego 2016 – July 2017 – January Plastic bag ban. Ten cent fee for paper bag.[457]
Solana Beach 2012 – May 2012 – June Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[458]
San Luis Obispo County Arroyo Grande 2012 – January 2012 – October Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[459]
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.[460]
Santa Barbara 2013 – October 2014 – December Plastic bag ban. Ten cent fee for paper bag.[461]

Notes:

  • 1 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

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ People who use SNAP benefits are excluded from the charge.

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