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Which states do not allow plastic bags?

However, the states of California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii (de facto), Maine, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington, and the territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico have banned disposable bags.

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State/Territory Jurisdiction Passage date Effective date Effect

City of Bethel July 2009 September 2010 Plastic bag ban.[18]

City of Homer August 2012 January 2013 Plastic bag ban.[19]

City of Wasilla January 2018 July 2018 Plastic bag ban.[21]

City of Kodiak January 2018 April 2018 Plastic bag ban.[22]

City of Palmer May 2018 January 2019 Plastic bag ban.[23]

Unalaska August 2018 January 2019 Plastic bag ban[26]

American Samoa Territory-wide January 2010 February 2011 Plastic bag ban for all wholesale and retail businesses.[27] California Statewide September 2014 November 2016 [1] Plastic bag ban for large retailers; 10 cent charge for paper bags.

All local ordinances (listed below) supersede this legislation.

Colorado 1 Statewide July 2021 January 2024 Plastic bag ban for large retailers to be enacted in 2024, Following a plastic bag fee in 2023.[10] City of Aspen October 2011 May 2012 Plastic bag ban for large retailers; 20 cent charge for paper bags.[28] Town of Avon 1 May 2018 Plastic bag ban; 10 cent tax on paper bags.[29] City of Boulder November 2012 July 2013 Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[30] City of Carbondale October 2011 May 2012 Plastic bag ban for large retailers; 20 cent charge for paper bags.[30] Town of Crested Butte 15 August 2016 1 September 2018 Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[31]

City of Denver December 2019 1 July 2020 10 cent charge.[32]

City of Fort Collins 7 April 2021 1 May 2022 Plastic bag ban at grocers with more than 10,000 square feet.[33] Town of Ridgway 12 December 2018 1 March 2019 Plastic bag ban; bags are banned under 2.25 mils.[29] Town of Telluride October 2010 March 2011 Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags.[34]

Connecticut Statewide July 1, 2021 Plastic bag ban.[2]

Town of Greenwich 12 March 2018 [35] September 2018 Plastic bag ban. Sunsets in 3 years. Paper bags must contain 40% post-consumer content and no old-growth fiber.[36] Town of Norwalk 8 January 2018 [37] 8 July 2018 Plastic bag ban. Town of Westport September 2008 March 2009 Plastic bag ban. Defines acceptable "recyclable paper bag" alternatives.[38] Delaware Statewide 29 July 2019 [3] 1 January 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.[39] District of Columbia District-wide June 2009 August 2009 Minimum 5 cent fee for plastic bags.[40]

Guam Territory-wide 5 June 2018 1 January 2021 Plastic bag ban.[42]

Hawaii County December 2011 January 2013 Ban on compostable and non-compostable plastic checkout bags. Allows plastic bags at least 3 mils.[43] 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.[44] Kauai County October 2009 January 2011 Ban on plastic checkout bags made with fossil fuels. Biodegradable bags allowed.[45] Maui County August 2008 Ban on compostable and non-compostable plastic checkout bags. Allows plastic bags at least 3 mils.[46] Chicago November 2016 1 February 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¢.[47][48] Chicago repealed the ban it had passed 30 April 2014 that went into effect starting 1 August 2015. Reusable bags were defined as being at least 2.25 mils.[49][50] City of Evanston 28 July 2014 1 August 2015 Bans plastic bags less than 2.25 mils at chain and franchise stores over 10,000 square feet. Biodegradable bags allowed.[51] City of Woodstock 17 September 2019 1 January 2020 10-cent fee on single-use plastic and paper bags in stores with at least 5000 square feet.[52] City of Edwardsville 1 April 2020 12 July 2021 10-cent fee on single-use plastic and paper bags in stores with at least 7000 square feet.[53] Village of Oak Park 7 August 2017 1 July 2018 10-cent fee on single-use plastic and paper bags in stores with at least 5000 square feet.[54] Statewide 17 June 2019 1 July 2021 Plastic bag ban. Paper bags have a 5¢ fee.[55][56] Town of Falmouth January 2016 1 April 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.[57] City of Portland June 2014 15 April 2015 5-cent fee for single-use plastic (and paper) bags at pharmacies, and food and convenience stores, which is kept by the store.[58] City of South Portland September 2015 1 March 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.[59] Town of York 3 November 2015 3 March 2016 Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 3 mils.[60] Maryland City of Baltimore 13 January 2020 1 October 2021 Plastic bag ban. Paper and other non-plastic bags have a five-cent fee.[61]

Baltimore County 5 cent fee for plastic bags.[62]

Town of Chestertown 4 April 2011 January 2012 Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 2.25 mils.[63] Town of Easton 13 September 2022 2 April 2023 Plastic bag ban. Paper bags to cost $0.10.[64] Montgomery County May 2011 January 2012 Minimum 5 cent fee for plastic bags.[65] Howard County 5 February 2020 1 October 2020 5 cent fee for plastic bags.[66]

City of Salisbury 14 November 2022 1 July 2023 Plastic bag ban.[67]

City of Westminster May 2019 1 January 2020 Plastic bag ban.[68]

City of Takoma Park 27 July 2016 1 December 2016 Plastic bag ban.[69] Town of Adams 20 June 2016 30 March 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.[70][71] City of Amesbury 12 March 2019 [72] 12 September 2019 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.[73] Town of Amherst 3 May 2016 1 January 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.[74] Town of Andover 2 May 2018 2 January 2019 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils and if plastic must be made of polypropylene or polyester.[75] Town of Aquinnah 10 May 2016 1 January 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.[76] Town of Arlington 26 April 2017 1 March 2018 (large stores)[77] 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 26 April 2017 1 July 2018 (for all stores)[77] 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 7 October 2019 [78] 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.[79] Town of Barnstable 3 September 2015 September 2016 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.[80][81] Town of Bedford 27 March 2017 1 October 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.[82] Town of Belmont 16 July 2018 17 April 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.[83] City of Beverly 18 June 2018 1 January 2019 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be more than 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[84][85] City of Boston 17 December 2017 [86] 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 8 March 2016 September 2016 Plastic bag ban for chain and larger stores (basically 3000 square feet). Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.[87] Town of Brookline November 2012 1 December 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 15 November 2016).[88] Town of Burlington 28 January 2019 28 June 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.[89] City of Cambridge 30 March 2015 31 March 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.[90] Town of Chatham 16 November 2015 1 January 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.[91] Town of Chilmark 25 April 2016 1 January 2017 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 Cohasset 30 April 2018 [93] 1 November 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 1 January 2016 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.[94] Town of Dartmouth 5 June 2018 [95] late 2019 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 1 mil.[96] Town of Duxbury 13 March 2017 [97] 2018 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils. Town of Easton 12 November 2019 June 2020 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags cannot be made of polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride, and must be at least 4 mils thick.[98]

Town of Eastham 6 May 2019 1 January 2020 Plastic bag ban.[99]

Town of Edgartown 12 April 2016 1 January 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.[100] Town of Falmouth November 2014 May 2016 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.[101] Town of Framingham 12 May 2016 1 January 2018 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.[102] Town of Franklin 12 February 2020 1 July 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.[103] Town of Georgetown 7 May 2018 [104] September 2019 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be more than 2.5 mils.[105] City of Gloucester 14 November 2017 1 January 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.[106] Town of Grafton May 2017 1 July 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.[107] City of Greenfield 16 January 2019 [108] January 2020 Plastic bag ban. Fee of 5¢ on paper bags goes into effect in January, 2021. Town of Hadley 5 May 2022 1 January 2023 Single-use plastic bag ban.[109] Town of Hamilton 11 April 2015 27 July 2016 Non-biodegradable plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.[110] Town of Hanson 7 October 2019 1 June 2020 Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 20% or 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[111]

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Town of Harwich 4 May 2015 May 2016 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils.[112] City of Haverhill 7 August 2018 [113] 7 January 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 18 November 2019 1 June 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.[114] Town of Hull 6 May 2019 1 January 2020 Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[115] Town of Ipswich 10 May 2016 c. August 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.[116] Town of Lee 10 May 2016 10 May 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.[117] Town of Lenox 9 June 2016 9 June 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.[118] Town of Lexington 27 March 2018 1 January 2019 Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 2.25 mils.[119] Town of Lincoln 24 March 2018 1 January 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.[120] Town of Longmeadow 16 October 2018 [121] 16 April 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 29 May 2018 1 January 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.[122] Town of Lunenburg 13 November 2018 1 July 2019 Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 2.5 mils.[123]

City of Lynn April 9, 2019 1 September 2019 Plastic bag ban.[124]

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.[125] Town of Marblehead 5 May 2014 May 2015 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.[126] Town of Mashpee 17 October 2016 1 January 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.[127] Town of Medfield 28 April 2019 [128] 1 November 2019 Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content. City of Medford February 2019 16 July 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.[129]

Town of Medway 19 November 2019 1 July 2020 Plastic bag ban.[130]

City of Melrose 18 December 2017 1 July 2018 [131] 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 23 October 2018 1 July 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.[132] Town of Natick 10 January 2017 1 August 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2 mils. Paper bags must have at least 40% post-consumer recycled content.[133][134] City of Newburyport 8 September 2014 29 March 2015 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils.[135] City of Newton 20 January 2015 July 2015 Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[136] And as amended on 8 July 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.[137] Town of North Attleborough 3 June 2019 [138] 2020 Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 4 mils. Compostable bags allowed.[139] City of Northampton May 2015 [140] 1 January 2016 Plastic shopping bag ban. Reusable bags must be non-plastic. Ban includes produce bags which allows for certified compostable replacements. As amended on 25 January 2021.[141] Town of Oak Bluffs 12 April 2017 1 January 2018 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. City of Peabody 24 October 2019 1 September 2020 Plastic bag ban.[142] Reusable plastic bags must be more than 5 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[143]

Town of Pembroke 23 October 2018 1 July 2019 Plastic bag ban.[144]

Town of Pepperell 21 October 2018 1 January 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.[145] Town of Plainville 3 June 2019 [138] 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.[146] Town of Plymouth 15 October 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.[147] Town of Provincetown 27 October 2014 15 April 2015 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 1.5 mils.[148] City of Quincy 2 December 2019 Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[149] Town of Reading 16 November 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.[150] City of Revere 22 April 2019 1 September 2019 [151] 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.[140][152] Town of Rockport 17 September 2017 1 March 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.[153] Town of Sandwich 28 November 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.[154] Town of Saugus 6 May 2019 1 January 2020 Plastic shopping bag ban.[155] Town of Seekonk 13 May 2019 [156] 1 January 2020 Plastic shopping bag ban. Town of Scituate 14 November 2018 [157] 1 March 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.[158] Town of Sharon 1 May 2019 2020 [159] 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.[160] Town of Shrewsbury 17 May 2016 1 July 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[161] City of Somerville 24 November 2015 24 November 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.[162] Town of South Hadley 10 May 2017 [163] 1 July 2018 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Compostable bags allowed. City of Springfield 24 April 2019 [164] 1 January 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 2 April 2017 2 January 2018 [165] 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 4 November 2019 May 2020 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils.[166] Town of Tewksbury 2 October 2018 [167] 1 April 2019 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 Tisbury 12 April 2016 1 January 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.[100] Town of Truro 5 November 2015 1 June 2016 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 1.5 mils.[169] City of Waltham 27 December 2021 25 June 2022 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.[170] Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer, recycled paper content. There is a fee of 10¢ on all shopping bags.[171] Town of Watertown 7 June 2016 1 July 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer, recycled paper content.[172] Town of Wayland 3 April 2017 [173] 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 11 April 2016 [174] 1 January 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 1 January 2016 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3.5 mils.[175] Town of West Tisbury 12 April 2016 1 January 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.[100] Town of Westborough 17 March 2018 17 September 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 10 May 2017 1 January 2018 Plastic 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 Williamstown 19 May 2015 November 2015 Plastic bag ban including produce bags and dry cleaning bags. Reusable shopping bags must be at least 4 mils.[177] Town of Wilmington 5 May 2018 [178] 6 May 2019 Plastic bag ban. Reusable shopping bags must be more than 2.5 mils.[179] City of Worcester 15 October 2019 1 July 2020 [180] 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.[181] Town of Wrentham 3 June 2019 [138] 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 6 May 2017 May 2018 Plastic shopping and produce bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content.[182]

City of Minneapolis 26 November 2019 1 January 2020 5 cent charge[184]

Statewide 4 November 2020 4 May 2022 Single-use plastic bags, polystyrene foam, and single-use paper bags (in grocery stores larger than 2500 sq ft) banned.[185] Borough of Avalon 12 September 2018 1 June 2019 Single-use plastic bags, straws, and styrofoam banned.[186] City of Brigantine 5 September 2018 1 June 2019 Single-use plastic bags banned.[187] Borough of Glen Rock 10 April 2019 1 January 2020 Single-use plastic bags banned. Minimum of $.10 fee for reusable and recyclable paper bags.[188]

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Jersey City 27 June 2018 28 June 2019 Single-use plastic and non-recyclable paper bags banned.[189] Borough of Longport 20 November 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.[190] Borough of Paramus 17 December 2019 1 January 2020 Single-use plastic bags banned.[191]

Village of Ridgewood June 2019 1 January 2020 Single-use plastic bags banned.[192]

City of Somers Point 7 July 2018 9 January 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.[193][194] Borough of Stone Harbor 12 September 2018 1 June 2019 Single-use plastic bags, straws, and styrofoam banned.[186] City of Ventnor 22 February 2018 1 October 2018 A fee of not less than five cents for each non-reusable carryout paper or plastic bags.[195] Town of Taos March 10, 2020 November 1, 2021 Plastic bag ban mm.[197] City of Las Cruces August 16, 2021 January 1, 2022 Single-use plastic bag ban.[198] City of Albuquerque April 20, 2019 January 1, 2020 Single-use plastic bag ban.[199] Repealed on 7 March 2022.[200]

City of Deming November 2019 May 16, 2021 Single-use plastic bag ban.[201]

Town of Silver City July 8, 2014 January 8, 2015 Single-use plastic bag ban.[202] County of Bernalillo June 25, 2019 January 1, 2020 Single-use plastic bag ban.[203] New York Statewide April 22, 2019 March 1, 2020 [5] Plastic bag ban. Counties can impose 5¢ fee on paper.[204]

East Hampton Village August 2011 February 2012 Plastic bag ban.[205]

Village of Mamaroneck July 2012 January 2013 Plastic bag ban.[207]

Town of New Castle 31 May 2016 1 January 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.[208][209] Village of New Paltz 22 October 2014 1 April 2015 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils. Paper bags must contain "a minimum of 40% postconsumer recycled content".[210] Village of Patchogue 8 June 2015 6 September 2016 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils.[211]

City of Rye December 2011 May 2012 Plastic bag ban.[212]

Village of Southampton April 2011 November 2011 Plastic bag ban.[213]

Suffolk County September 2016 January 2018 5¢ fee for single-use plastic and paper bags. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils.[214] 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.[215]

Ohio Cuyahoga County 28 May 2019 1 January 2020 Plastic bag ban.[219]

City of Cincinnati September 2020 16 January 2022 Prohibits most single-use plastic and paper bags from grocery stores, restaurants, and other establishments that sell food.[220]

City of Bexley May 2019 1 January 2020 Plastic bag ban.[221]

Statewide January 1, 2020 Plastic bag ban; 5 cent charge for paper bags.[6] City of Corvallis July 2012 Plastic bag ban; 5 cent charge for paper bags. City of Eugene October 2012 1 May 2013 Plastic bag ban; 5 cent charge for paper bags. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.[222] City of Portland July 2011 October 2011 Plastic bag ban.[223] Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.[224] Pennsylvania Borough of Ambler 16 August 2022 16 August 2022 Plastic bag and expanded polystyrene ban.[225] Borough of Doylestown 19 December 2022 17 June 2023 Single-use plastic bag ban.[226] Easttown Township 20 June 2022 1 January 2023 Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at last 40% recycled content.[227][228] Haverford Township 11 April 2022 1 January 2023 Plastic bag and stirrer ban.[229]

Borough of Media 21 July 2022 1 January 2023 Plastic bag ban.[230]

Borough of Narberth 18 October 2018 18 April 2019 Plastic bag ban.[231]

City of Pittsburgh 11 April 2022 12 April 2023 Plastic bag ban; 10-cent charge for paper bags.[232]

City of Philadelphia December 2019 1 October 2021 Plastic bag ban.[233]

Radnor Township 15 August 2022 15 February 2023 Plastic bag ban; 10-cent charge for paper bags.[234] Solebury Township 21 June 2022 19 September 2022 Plastic bag, straw, and polystyrene food container ban. 10-cent charge for recyclable paper bags.[235]

Tredyffrin Township 19 September 2022 18 March 2023 Plastic bag ban.[236]

Borough of West Chester July 2019 1 January 2022 Plastic bag and straw ban.[237] West Goshen Township 21 December 2021 22 April 2022 Plastic bag and straw ban.[238]

West Norriton Township 8 November 2022 22 April 2023 Plastic bag ban.[239]

Rhode Island State-wide 29 June 2022 1 January 2024 or one year after the Department of Environmental Management sets up regulations, whichever comes first Plastic bag ban.[240] Town of Barrington October 2012 January 2013 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils (as amended on 1 February 2016).[241] City of Cranston 22 August 2019 1 January 2021 Single-use plastic bag ban.[243] Town of East Greenwich 15 October 2019 15 January 2020 Single-use plastic bag ban.[244] City of East Providence 7 May 2019 7 November 2019 Single-use plastic bag ban.[245] Town of Jamestown 18 September 2017 1 November 2017 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils.[246] Town of Middletown 1 May 2017 1 November 2017 Single-use plastic bag ban.[247] Town of Narragansett 8 February 2022 1 January 2023 Single-use plastic bag ban.[248]

City of Newport 1 November 2017 Single-use plastic bag ban.[249]

Town of New Shoreham 1 January 2018 Single-use plastic bag ban.[250]

Town of Portsmouth 12 March 2019 1 September 2018 Single-use plastic bag ban.[251] City of Providence 1 May 2019 22 October 2019 Single-use plastic bag ban.[252] Town of South Kingstown June 2018 1 January 2019 Single-use plastic bag ban.[253] Town of Warren 12 June 2018 12 December 2018 Single-use plastic bag ban.[254] Town of Westerly 22 April 2019 1 January 2020 Prohibits the distribution of single-use plastic carryout bags at retail stores, restaurants and farmers markets.[255]

Puerto Rico Territory-wide October 2015 July 2016 Plastic bag ban.[9]

Beaufort County 22 January 2018 1 November 2018 Prohibits businesses within unincorporated county limits from providing single use plastic carryout bags to customers.[256] Town of Bluffton 13 February 2018 1 November 2018 Single-use plastic bag ban.[257] City of Camden 26 March 2019 1 January 2020 Single-use plastic bag ban.[258] City of Charleston 27 November 2018 1 January 2020 Single-use plastic bag ban.[259]

County of Charleston March 2019 1 January 2020 Single-use plastic bag ban.[260]

Town of Edisto Beach 11 April 2019 1 January 2020 Single-use plastic bag ban.[261] Town of Hilton Head Island 10 January 2018 1 November 2018 Single-use plastic bag ban.[262] City of Isle of Palms March 2019 1 January 2020 Single-use plastic bag ban.[263] Town of James Island November 2019 1 January 2020 Single-use plastic bag ban.[264] Town of Mount Pleasant 10 April 2018 16 April 2019. Single-use plastic bag ban.[265] City of North Myrtle Beach 15 November 2021 1 July 2022 Single-use plastic bag ban.[266] Town of Port Royal 14 February 2018 1 November 2019 Single-use plastic bag ban.[267] Town of Seabrook Island 23 July 2019 1 January 2020 Single-use plastic bag ban.[268] Town of Surfside Beach 23 January 2018 1 June 2018 Single-use plastic bag ban.[269] Texas 3 City of Austin March 2012 March 2013 Plastic bag and paper bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 4 mils.[270] Overturned by Texas Supreme Court in 2018.[271] City of Brownsville 15 December 2009 5 January 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.[272] Overturned by Texas Supreme Court in 2018.[271] 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.[273] Overturned by Texas Supreme Court in 2018.[271] City of Fort Stockton September 2011 Plastic bag ban. Overturned by Texas Supreme Court in 2018.[271] City of South Padre Island January 2011 January 2012 Plastic bag ban.[274] Overturned by Texas Supreme Court in 2018.[271]

City of Park City 15 May 2017 June 2017 Plastic bag ban.[277]

City of Logan 3 December 2019 1 January 2022 Plastic bag ban.[278] Repealed on 7 December 2021.[279] Vermont Statewide 17 June 2019 1 July 2020 Plastic bag ban. Paper bags have a 10¢ fee.[7] Town of Brattleboro 21 November 2017 [280] 1 July 2018 Plastic bag ban. Plastic reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils thick. Certified compostable bags allowed.[281] Virginia Albemarle County 4 May 2022 1 January 2023 Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.[282] City of Alexandria 18 September 2021 1 January 2022 Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.[283] Arlington County 18 September 2021 1 January 2022 Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.[284] City of Charlottesville 1 August 2022 1 January 2023 Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.[285] City of Fairfax 12 July 2022 1 January 2023 Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.[286] Fairfax County 14 September 2021 1 January 2022 Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.[284] City of Falls Church 13 December 2021 1 April 2022 Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.[287] City of Fredericksburg 28 September 2021 1 January 2022 Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.[288] Loudoun County 18 January 2022 1 July 2022 Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.[289] City of Roanoke 17 May 2021 1 January 2022 Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags.[290] Washington Statewide 25 March 2020 1 October 2021 Plastic bag ban. 8 cent charge for paper bags.[291][292] Implementation delayed from January to July 2021 by COVID-19 pandemic.[293][294] City of Bainbridge Island April 2012 November 2012 Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags.[295] City of Bellingham July 2011 July 2012 Plastic bag ban. 5 cent minimum charge for paper bags.[296]

City of Edmonds July 2009 Plastic bag ban.

City of Ellensburg 7 November 2016 1 January 2018 Plastic and paper bag fee. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils. 5 cent charge for all carry-out bags.[297][298]

City of Issaquah June 2012 March 2013 Plastic bag ban.[299]

City of Mukilteo December 2011 January 2013 Plastic bag ban.[300]

City of North Bend December 2018 1 January 2019 Plastic bag ban.[301]

City of Olympia October 2013 July 2014 Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags.[302] City of Port Angeles 3 April 2018 3 July 2018 Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils. 5 cent charge for all carry-out bags.[303] City of Port Townsend July 2012 November 2012 Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags.[304] 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.[305] City of Shoreline April 2013 February 2014 Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags.[306] Thurston County (unincorporated areas) September 2013 July 2014 Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags.[307] City of Tacoma July 2016 12 July 2017 Plastic bag ban. 5 cent minimum charge for each recycled paper or reusable checkout bag requested by customers.

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