# Plastic bag bans in the United States

There is no national plastic bag fee or ban currently in effect in the United States. However, the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii (de facto), Maine, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington and the territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico 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.
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) have not succeeded mainly due to plastic industry lobbying. A few jurisdictions have chosen to implement a fee-only approach to bag reduction such as Chicago, Washington, D.C. and certain counties and independent cities in Virginia. Some states, such as Florida, Arizona, and Missouri, have passed laws preventing local municipalities from passing their own bans. Some retailers have stopped using plastic bags ahead of government mandates.

## Summary of plastic bag laws

(Law no longer in effect)
Local laws governing plastic bag use in the United States :
| State/Territory | Jurisdiction | Passage date | Effective date | Effect |
| Alaska | City-Borough of Anchorage | August 2018 | September 2019 | Plastic bag ban, 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Alaska | City of Bethel | July 2009 | September 2010 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Alaska | City of Cordova | | November 2015 | Plastic bag ban; bags are banned under 2.25 mils. |
| Alaska | City of Dillingham | | December 31, 2020 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Alaska | City of Homer | August 2012 | January 2013 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Alaska | City of Hooper Bay | | August 2010 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Alaska | City of Kodiak | January 2018 | April 2018 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Alaska | City of Palmer | May 2018 | January 2019 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Alaska | City of Wasilla | January 2018 | July 2018 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Alaska | City of Unalaska | August 2018 | January 2019 | Plastic bag ban |
| American Samoa | Territory-wide | January 2010 | February 2011 | Plastic bag ban for all wholesale and retail businesses. |
| California | Statewide | September 2014 | November 2016 | Plastic bag ban for large retailers; 10 cent charge for paper or reusable plastic* bags. A complete ban on retail plastic bags (regardless of thickness) will go into effect on January 1, 2026. 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. |
| Colorado | City of Aspen | October 2011 | May 2012 | Plastic bag ban for large retailers; 20 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Colorado | Town of Avon | | May 1, 2018 | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent tax on paper bags. |
| Colorado | City of Boulder | November 2012 | July 2013 | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Colorado | City of Carbondale | October 2011 | May 2012 | Plastic bag ban for large retailers; 20 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Colorado | 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. |
| Colorado | City of Denver | December 2019 | July 1, 2020 | 10 cent charge. |
| Colorado | City of Fort Collins | April 7, 2021 | May 1, 2022 | Plastic bag ban at grocers with more than 10,000 square feet. |
| Colorado | Town of Ridgway | December 12, 2018 | March 1, 2019 | Plastic bag ban; bags are banned under 2.25 mils. |
| Colorado | Town of Telluride | October 2010 | March 2011 | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Connecticut | Statewide | | July 1, 2021 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Connecticut | Town of Greenwich | March 12, 2018 | September 2018 | Plastic bag ban. Sunsets in 3 years. Paper bags must contain 40% post-consumer content and no old-growth fiber. |
| Connecticut | Town of Norwalk | January 8, 2018 | July 8, 2018 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Connecticut | Town of Westport | September 2008 | March 2009 | Plastic bag ban. Defines acceptable "recyclable paper bag" alternatives. |
| Delaware | Statewide | July 29, 2019 | 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. |
| District of Columbia | District-wide | June 2009 | August 2009 | Minimum 5 cent fee for plastic bags. |
| Georgia | City of South Fulton | October 2019 | March 1, 2021 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| Guam | Territory-wide | June 5, 2018 | January 1, 2021 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Hawaii$^1$ |
| Hawaii$^1$ | Hawaii County | December 2011 | January 2013 | Ban on compostable and non-compostable plastic checkout bags. Allows plastic bags at least 3 mils. |
| Hawaii$^1$ | 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. |
| Hawaii$^1$ | Kauai County | October 2009 | January 2011 | Ban on plastic checkout bags made with fossil fuels. Biodegradable bags allowed. |
| Hawaii$^1$ | Maui County | August 2008 | January 2011 | Ban on compostable and non-compostable plastic checkout bags. Allows plastic bags at least 3 mils. |
| 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. |
| Illinois | Chicago | November 2016 | February 1, 2017 | Plastic and paper bags from retailers are taxed 10-cents per bag. Tax does not apply to bags with a retail price of at least 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. The bag tax was initially 7-cents before being raised to the current 10-cent tax on January 1, 2025. |
| Illinois | 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. |
| Illinois | 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. 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. |
| Illinois | 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. |
| Illinois | 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. |
| Illinois | 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. |
| Kansas | City of Lawrence | August 8, 2023 | March 1, 2024 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| Maine | Statewide | June 17, 2019 | July 1, 2021 | Plastic bag ban. Paper bags have a 5¢ fee. |
| Maine | 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. |
| Maine | 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. |
| Maine | 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. |
| Maine | Town of York | November 3, 2015 | March 3, 2016 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 3 mils. |
| Maryland | City of Annapolis | July 22, 2024 | January 22, 2025 | Single-use plastic bag ban. $0.10 fee for paper bags. |
| Maryland | 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. |
| Maryland | City of Baltimore | January 13, 2020 | October 1, 2021 | Plastic bag ban. Paper and other non-plastic bags have a five-cent fee. |
| Maryland | Baltimore County | February 6, 2023 | November 1, 2023 | Plastic Bag Ban. 5 cent fee for paper bags. |
| Maryland | Town of Centreville | July 19, 2023 | January 1, 2024 | Single-use plastic bag ban. $0.10 fee for paper or reusable bags. |
| Maryland | Town of Chestertown | April 4, 2011 | January 2012 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 2.25 mils. |
| Maryland | City of College Park | February 14, 2023 | September 1, 2023 | Plastic bag ban. 10 cent fee for other bags. |
| Maryland | Town of Easton | September 13, 2022 | April 2, 2023 | Plastic bag ban. Paper bags to cost $0.10. |
| Maryland | City of Frederick | May 4, 2023 | January 1, 2024 | Plastic bag ban. No fee for paper bags. |
| Maryland | Howard County | February 5, 2020 | October 1, 2020 | 5 cent fee for plastic bags. |
| Maryland | City of Laurel | June 28, 2021 | January 1, 2022 | Plastic Bag Ban. |
| Maryland | Montgomery County | May 2011 | January 2012 | Minimum 5 cent fee for plastic bags. Repealed as part of the "Bring your Own Bag" bill passed in February 2025. |
| Maryland | Montgomery County | February 11, 2025 | January 1, 2026 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Maryland | Prince George's County | June 20, 2023 | January 1, 2024 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Maryland | City of Salisbury | November 14, 2022 | July 1, 2023 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Maryland | City of Westminster | May 2019 | January 1, 2020 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Maryland | City of Takoma Park | July 27, 2016 | December 1, 2016 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Massachusetts |
| Massachusetts | Town of Abington | May 20, 2019 | November 20, 2020 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 5 mils. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Adams | June 20, 2016 | March 30, 2017 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils. |
| Massachusetts | City of Amesbury | March 12, 2019 | September 12, 2019 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Amherst | May 3, 2016 | January 1, 2017 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Aquinnah | May 10, 2016 | January 1, 2017 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Arlington | April 26, 2017 | March 1, 2018 (large stores) | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Arlington | April 26, 2017 | July 1, 2018 (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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Auburn | October 7, 2019 | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Barnstable | September 3, 2015 | September 2016 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Bedford | March 27, 2017 | October 1, 2017 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | City of Boston | December 17, 2017 | 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. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | 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). |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Chatham | November 16, 2015 | January 1, 2017 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils. |
| Massachusetts | City of Chicopee | October 1, 2024 | June 1, 2025 | Retail plastic bag ban. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Cohasset | April 30, 2018 | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Concord | April 2015 | January 1, 2016 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Dartmouth | June 5, 2018 | late 2019 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 1 mil. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Duxbury | March 13, 2017 | 2018 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Eastham | May 6, 2019 | January 1, 2020 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Edgartown | April 12, 2016 | January 1, 2017 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Fairhaven | May 6, 2023 | January 1, 2024 | Thin-film plastic bag ban. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Falmouth | November 2014 | May 2016 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Framingham | May 12, 2016 | January 1, 2018 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Georgetown | May 7, 2018 | September 2019 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be more than 2.5 mils. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Grafton | May 2017 | July 1, 2018 | Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Great Barrington | May 2013 | 2013 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils. |
| Massachusetts | City of Greenfield | January 16, 2019 | January 2020 | Plastic bag ban. Fee of 5¢ on paper bags goes into effect in January 2021. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Hadley | May 5, 2022 | January 1, 2023 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Hamilton | April 11, 2015 | July 27, 2016 | Non-biodegradable plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Harwich | May 4, 2015 | May 2016 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.5 mils. |
| Massachusetts | City of Haverhill | August 7, 2018 | 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. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Hull | May 6, 2019 | January 1, 2020 | Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Ipswich | May 10, 2016 | c. August 2017 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Lexington | March 27, 2018 | January 1, 2019 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 2.25 mils. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Longmeadow | October 16, 2018 | 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. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Lunenburg | November 13, 2018 | July 1, 2019 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 2.5 mils. |
| Massachusetts | City of Lynn | April 9, 2019 | September 1, 2019 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Marblehead | May 5, 2014 | May 2015 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Mashpee | October 17, 2016 | January 1, 2017 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Medfield | April 28, 2019 | November 1, 2019 | Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Medway | November 19, 2019 | July 1, 2020 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Massachusetts | City of Melrose | December 18, 2017 | July 1, 2018 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | City of Newburyport | September 8, 2014 | March 29, 2015 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3 mils. |
| Massachusetts | City of Newton | January 20, 2015 | July 2015 | Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content. 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of North Andover | May 15, 2023 | January 1, 2024 | Plastic bag ban in food businesses with more than 3,000 square feet. |
| Massachusetts | Town of North Attleborough | June 3, 2019 | 2020 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 4 mils. Compostable bags allowed. |
| Massachusetts | City of Northampton | May 2015 | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Oak Bluffs | April 12, 2017 | January 1, 2018 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. |
| Massachusetts | City of Peabody | October 24, 2019 | September 1, 2020 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 5 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Pembroke | October 23, 2018 | July 1, 2019 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | City of Pittsfield | March 26, 2019 | January 1, 2020. | Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be more than 3 mils. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Plainville | June 3, 2019 | 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. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Provincetown | October 27, 2014 | April 15, 2015 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 1.5 mils. |
| Massachusetts | City of Quincy | December 2, 2019 | | Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Raynham | May 17, 2021 | August 15, 2021 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | City of Revere | April 22, 2019 | September 1, 2019 | 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. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Saugus | May 6, 2019 | January 1, 2020 | Plastic shopping bag ban. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Seekonk | May 13, 2019 | January 1, 2020 | Plastic shopping bag ban. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Scituate | November 14, 2018 | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Sharon | May 1, 2019 | 2020 | 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. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of South Hadley | May 10, 2017 | July 1, 2018 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Compostable bags allowed. |
| Massachusetts | City of Springfield | April 24, 2019 | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Stockbridge | April 2, 2017 | January 2, 2018 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Stoneham | November 4, 2019 | May 2020 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Tewksbury | October 2, 2018 | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Tisbury | April 12, 2016 | January 1, 2017 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Truro | November 5, 2015 | June 1, 2016 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 1.5 mils. |
| Massachusetts | City of Waltham | December 27, 2021 | June 25, 2022 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer, recycled paper content. There is a fee of 10¢ on all shopping bags. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Wayland | April 3, 2017 | 2018 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Wellesley | April 11, 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Wellfleet | April 2015 | January 1, 2016 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 3.5 mils. |
| Massachusetts | Town of West Tisbury | April 12, 2016 | January 1, 2017 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Wilmington | May 5, 2018 | May 6, 2019 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable shopping bags must be more than 2.5 mils. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Winthrop | April 2, 2020 | November 1, 2020 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Massachusetts | City of Worcester | October 15, 2019 | July 1, 2020 | 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. |
| Massachusetts | Town of Wrentham | June 3, 2019 | 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. |
| Massachusetts | 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. |
| Minnesota $^3$ | City of Duluth | November 2019 | April 2020 | 5 cent charge |
| Minnesota $^3$ | City of Minneapolis | November 26, 2019 | January 1, 2020 | 5 cent charge |
| Montana | City of Bozeman | November 5, 2024 | May 1, 2025 | Bans the sale or distribution of polystyrene foam and the use of single-use plastic bags, straws, and stirrers. |
| 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. |
| New Jersey | Borough of Avalon | September 12, 2018 | June 1, 2019 | Single-use plastic bags, straws, and styrofoam banned. |
| New Jersey | City of Brigantine | September 5, 2018 | June 1, 2019 | Single-use plastic bags banned. |
| New Jersey | 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. |
| New Jersey | Jersey City | June 27, 2018 | June 28, 2019 | Single-use plastic and non-recyclable paper bags banned. |
| New Jersey | 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. |
| New Jersey | Borough of Paramus | December 17, 2019 | January 1, 2020 | Single-use plastic bags banned. |
| New Jersey | Village of Ridgewood | June 2019 | January 1, 2020 | Single-use plastic bags banned. |
| New Jersey | 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. |
| New Jersey | Borough of Stone Harbor | September 12, 2018 | June 1, 2019 | Single-use plastic bags, straws, and styrofoam banned. |
| New Jersey | 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. |
| New Mexico | City of Carlsbad | September 24, 2024 | February 1, 2025 | Two-year trial plastic bag ban. |
| New Mexico | City of Santa Fe | August 2013 | January 2014 | Plastic bag ban thinner than 2.25 mm. |
| New Mexico | County of Santa Fe | March 26, 2024 | October 26, 2024 | Plastic bag, straw, stirrer, and polystyrene ban. |
| New Mexico | Town of Taos | March 10, 2020 | November 1, 2021 | Plastic bag ban mm. |
| New Mexico | City of Las Cruces | August 16, 2021 | January 1, 2022 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| New Mexico | City of Albuquerque | April 20, 2019 | January 1, 2020 | Single-use plastic bag ban. Repealed on March 7, 2022. |
| New Mexico | City of Deming | November 2019 | May 16, 2021 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| New Mexico | Town of Silver City | July 8, 2014 | January 8, 2015 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| New Mexico | County of Bernalillo | June 25, 2019 | January 1, 2020 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| New York | Statewide | April 22, 2019 | March 1, 2020 | Plastic bag ban. Counties can impose 5¢ fee on paper. |
| New York | East Hampton Village | August 2011 | February 2012 | Plastic bag ban. |
| New York | Village of Hastings on Hudson, Town of Greenburgh | November 2014 | February 2015 | Plastic bag ban. |
| New York | Village of Mamaroneck | July 2012 | January 2013 | Plastic bag ban. |
| New York | 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. |
| New York | 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". |
| New York | Village of Patchogue | June 8, 2015 | September 6, 2016 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils. |
| New York | City of Rye | December 2011 | May 2012 | Plastic bag ban. |
| New York | Village of Southampton | April 2011 | November 2011 | Plastic bag ban. |
| New York | Suffolk County | September 2016 | January 2018 | 5¢ fee for single-use plastic and paper bags. Reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils. |
| New York | 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. |
| 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. Bag ban overridden on April 10, 2017, with passage of House Bill 56. |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Territory-wide | | | Plastic bag ban. |
| Ohio | City of Athens | May 1, 2023 | January 1, 2024 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Ohio | Cuyahoga County | May 28, 2019 | January 1, 2020 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Ohio | City of Bexley | May 2019 | January 1, 2020 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Oregon | Statewide | | January 1, 2020 | Plastic bag ban; 5 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Oregon | City of Corvallis | July 2012 | | Plastic bag ban; 5 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Oregon | 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. |
| Oregon | City of Portland | July 2011 | October 2011 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. |
| Pennsylvania | Abington Township | February 13, 2025 | August 12, 2025 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Pennsylvania | Borough of Ambler | August 16, 2022 | August 16, 2022 | Plastic bag and expanded polystyrene ban. |
| Pennsylvania | Cheltenham Township | December 7, 2022 | January 1, 2024 | Plastic bag ban. 10-cent fee for paper bags. |
| Pennsylvania | Borough of Doylestown | December 19, 2022 | June 17, 2023 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| Pennsylvania | Doylestown Township | May 21, 2024 | November 17, 2024 | Single-use plastic bag ban. Five-cent fee for paper or reusable bag. |
| Pennsylvania | Easttown Township | June 20, 2022 | January 1, 2023 | Plastic bag ban. Paper bags must contain at last 40% recycled content. |
| Pennsylvania | Haverford Township | April 11, 2022 | January 1, 2023 | Plastic bag and stirrer ban. |
| Pennsylvania | Lancaster Township | August 14, 2023 | January 1, 2024 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| Pennsylvania | Lower Merion Township | June 21, 2023 | January 21, 2024 | Plastic bag ban. $0.10 fee for paper bags. |
| Pennsylvania | Borough of Media | July 21, 2022 | January 1, 2023 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Pennsylvania | Montgomery Township | September 26, 2023 | April 22, 2024 | Plastic bag, straw, and polystyrene container ban. |
| Pennsylvania | Borough of Narberth | October 18, 2018 | April 18, 2019 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Pennsylvania | Borough of Newtown | March 12, 2024 | September 14, 2024 | Single-use plastic bag, expanded polystyrene, and plastic straw ban. |
| Pennsylvania | Newtown Township (Bucks County) | December 6, 2023 | April 9, 2024 | Plastic bag, plastic straw, and polystyrene food container ban. |
| Pennsylvania | City of Pittsburgh | April 11, 2022 | October 14, 2023 | Plastic bag ban; 10-cent charge for paper bags. |
| Pennsylvania | City of Philadelphia | December 2019 | October 1, 2021 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Pennsylvania | Borough of Phoenixville | January 9, 2024 | January 1, 2025 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Pennsylvania | Radnor Township | August 15, 2022 | February 15, 2023 | Plastic bag ban; 10-cent charge for paper bags. |
| Pennsylvania | Solebury Township | June 21, 2022 | September 19, 2022 | Plastic bag, straw, and polystyrene food container ban. 10-cent charge for recyclable paper bags. |
| Pennsylvania | Springfield Township (Montgomery County) | August 9, 2023 | February 1, 2024 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| Pennsylvania | Borough of Swarthmore | June 12, 2023 | January 8, 2024 | SIngle-use plastic bag ban, expanded polystyrene, and #6 polystyrene ban. |
| Pennsylvania | Tredyffrin Township | September 19, 2022 | March 18, 2023 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Pennsylvania | Upper Dublin Township | March 12, 2024 | September 8, 2024 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| Pennsylvania | Upper Merion Township | July 13, 2023 | January 1, 2024 | Single-use utensils, foam plastic, bags, and straw ban. |
| Pennsylvania | Upper Moreland Township | July 10, 2023 | January 1, 2024 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| Pennsylvania | Uwchlan Township | September 12, 2022 | September 17, 2022 | Ban on plastic bags, $0.15 fee for other bags. |
| Pennsylvania | Borough of West Chester | July 2019 | January 1, 2022 | Plastic bag and straw ban. |
| Pennsylvania | West Goshen Township | December 21, 2021 | April 22, 2022 | Plastic bag and straw ban. |
| Pennsylvania | West Norriton Township | November 8, 2022 | April 22, 2023 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Pennsylvania | West Vincent Township | July 15, 2024 | October 13, 2024 | Single-use plastic bag ban, $0.10 fee for paper bags |
| Pennsylvania | Whitemarsh Township | July 13, 2023 | October 11, 2023 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Rhode Island | Statewide | June 29, 2022 | January 1, 2024, or one year after the Department of Environmental Management sets up regulations, whichever comes first | Plastic bag ban. |
| Rhode Island | Town of Barrington | October 2012 | January 2013 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils (as amended on February 1, 2016). |
| Rhode Island | Town of Bristol | | | Plastic bag ban. |
| Rhode Island | City of Cranston | August 22, 2019 | January 1, 2021 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| Rhode Island | Town of East Greenwich | October 15, 2019 | January 15, 2020 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| Rhode Island | City of East Providence | May 7, 2019 | November 7, 2019 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| Rhode Island | Town of Jamestown | September 18, 2017 | November 1, 2017 | Plastic bag ban. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils. |
| Rhode Island | Town of Middletown | May 1, 2017 | November 1, 2017 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| Rhode Island | Town of Narragansett | February 8, 2022 | January 1, 2023 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| Rhode Island | City of Newport | | November 1, 2017 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| Rhode Island | Town of New Shoreham | | January 1, 2018 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| Rhode Island | Town of Portsmouth | March 12, 2019 | September 1, 2018 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| Rhode Island | City of Providence | May 1, 2019 | October 22, 2019 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| Rhode Island | Town of South Kingstown | June 2018 | January 1, 2019 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| Rhode Island | Town of Warren | June 12, 2018 | December 12, 2018 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| Rhode Island | 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. |
| Puerto Rico | Territory-wide | October 2015 | July 2016 | Plastic bag ban. |
| South Carolina | Town of Arcadia Lakes | February 7, 2019 | March 1, 2020 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| South Carolina | Beaufort County | January 22, 2018 | November 1, 2018 | Prohibits businesses within unincorporated county limits from providing single use plastic carryout bags to customers. |
| South Carolina | Town of Bluffton | February 13, 2018 | November 1, 2018 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| South Carolina | City of Camden | March 26, 2019 | January 1, 2020 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| South Carolina | City of Charleston | November 27, 2018 | January 1, 2020 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| South Carolina | County of Charleston | March 2019 | January 1, 2020 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| South Carolina | Town of Edisto Beach | April 11, 2019 | January 1, 2020 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| South Carolina | Town of Hilton Head Island | January 10, 2018 | November 1, 2018 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| South Carolina | City of Isle of Palms | March 2019 | January 1, 2020 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| South Carolina | Town of James Island | November 2019 | January 1, 2020 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| South Carolina | Town of Mount Pleasant | April 10, 2018 | April 16, 2019. | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| South Carolina | City of North Myrtle Beach | November 15, 2021 | July 1, 2022 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| South Carolina | Town of Port Royal | February 14, 2018 | November 1, 2019 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| South Carolina | Town of Seabrook Island | July 23, 2019 | January 1, 2020 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| South Carolina | Town of Surfside Beach | January 23, 2018 | June 1, 2018 | Single-use plastic bag ban. |
| Texas$^2$ | City of Austin | March 2012 | March 2013 | Plastic bag and paper bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 4 mils. Overturned by Texas Supreme Court in 2018. |
| Texas$^2$ | City of Brownsville | December 15, 2009 | January 5, 2011 | Single-use bag ban. $1 charge per transaction for any number of single-use plastic or paper bags. Reusable bags must be at least 4 mils if plastic or 65# if paper. Overturned by Texas Supreme Court in 2018. |
| Texas$^2$ | 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. Overturned by Texas Supreme Court in 2018. |
| Texas$^2$ | City of Fort Stockton | | September 2011 | Plastic bag ban. Overturned by Texas Supreme Court in 2018. |
| Texas$^2$ | City of South Padre Island | January 2011 | January 2012 | Plastic bag ban. Overturned by Texas Supreme Court in 2018. |
| United States Virgin Islands | Territory-wide | October 7, 2016 | January 1, 2017 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Utah | City of Moab | September 10, 2018 | January 1, 2019 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Utah | City of Park City | May 15, 2017 | June 2017 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Utah | City of Logan | December 3, 2019 | January 1, 2022 (repealed before taking effect) | Plastic bag ban. Repealed on December 7, 2021, before taking effect. |
| Vermont | Statewide | June 17, 2019 | July 1, 2020 | Plastic bag ban. Paper bags have a 10¢ fee. |
| Vermont | Town of Brattleboro | November 21, 2017 | July 1, 2018 | Plastic bag ban. Plastic reusable bags must be at least 2.25 mils thick. Certified compostable bags allowed. |
| Virginia | Albemarle County | May 4, 2022 | January 1, 2023 | Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags. |
| Virginia | City of Alexandria | September 18, 2021 | January 1, 2022 | Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags. |
| Virginia | Arlington County | September 18, 2021 | January 1, 2022 | Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags. |
| Virginia | City of Charlottesville | August 1, 2022 | January 1, 2023 | Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags. |
| Virginia | City of Fairfax | July 12, 2022 | January 1, 2023 | Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags. |
| Virginia | Fairfax County | September 14, 2021 | January 1, 2022 | Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags. |
| Virginia | City of Falls Church | December 13, 2021 | April 1, 2022 | Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags. |
| Virginia | City of Fredericksburg | September 28, 2021 | January 1, 2022 | Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags. |
| Virginia | Loudoun County | January 18, 2022 | July 1, 2022 | Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags. |
| Virginia | City of Roanoke | May 17, 2021 | January 1, 2022 | Five-cent tax on lightweight plastic bags. |
| Washington | Statewide | March 25, 2020 | October 1, 2021 | Plastic bag ban. 8 cent charge for paper bags. Implementation delayed from January to July 2021 by COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Washington | City of Bainbridge Island | April 2012 | November 2012 | Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Washington | City of Bellingham | July 2011 | July 2012 | Plastic bag ban. 5 cent minimum charge for paper bags. |
| Washington | City of Edmonds | | July 2009 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Washington | 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. |
| Washington | City of Issaquah | June 2012 | March 2013 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Washington | City of Mukilteo | December 2011 | January 2013 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Washington | City of North Bend | December 2018 | January 1, 2019 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Washington | City of Olympia | October 2013 | July 2014 | Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Washington | 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. |
| Washington | City of Port Townsend | July 2012 | November 2012 | Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Washington | 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. |
| Washington | City of Shoreline | April 2013 | February 2014 | Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Washington | Thurston County (unincorporated areas) | September 2013 | July 2014 | Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Washington | 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. |
| Washington | City of Tumwater | September 2013 | July 2014 | Plastic bag ban. 5 cent charge for paper bags. |
| 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). |
Notes
* $^1$ Although the state of Hawaii does not ban plastic bags, all of its local jurisdictions do, effectively banning them statewide.
* $^2$ On June 22, 2018, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that a bag ban implemented by Laredo, TX was in violation of state law. 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.
* $^3$Minnesota has a preemption on local laws that ban plastic bags, but allows for fees on them instead.

## California

Californians voted in November 2016 to approve state legislation banning plastic bags statewide in Propositions 67 and 65. 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. |
| Central Valley | Sacramento County | Unincorporated territories | 2016 – April | 2016 – July | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Central Valley | Yolo County | Davis | 2013 – November | 2014 – July | Plastic bag ban. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Los Angeles County | Beverly Hills | 2014 – April 22 | 2014 – July 1 | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Los Angeles County | Calabasas | 2011 – February | 2011 – July | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Los Angeles County | Culver City | 2013 – May | 2013 – December | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Los Angeles County | Glendale | 2013 – January | 2013 – July | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Los Angeles County | Hermosa Beach | – | 2016 – April | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Los Angeles County | Long Beach | 2012 – February | 2013 – January | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Los Angeles County | Los Angeles | 2013 – June | 2014 – January | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Los Angeles County | Malibu | 2008 – May | 2009 – May | Plastic bag ban. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Los Angeles County | Manhattan Beach | 2008 – July | 2011 – July | Plastic bag ban. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Los Angeles County | Monrovia | 2014 – July | 2015 – January | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Los Angeles County | Pasadena | 2011 – November | 2012 – July | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Los Angeles County | Pico Rivera | 2014 – October | 2016 – July | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Los Angeles County | Santa Monica | 2011 – February | 2011 – September | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Los Angeles County | South Pasadena | 2014 – October | 2014 – December | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Los Angeles County | West Hollywood | 2012 – August | 2013 – February | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Los Angeles County | Unincorporated territories | 2010 – November | 2012 – January | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Orange County | Dana Point | 2012 – March | 2013 – April | Plastic bag ban. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Orange County | Huntington Beach | 2013 – April | 2013 – November | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Orange County | Laguna Beach | 2012 – February | 2013 – January | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Riverside County | Cathedral City | 2015 – July | 2016 – February | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Riverside County | Desert Hot Springs | 2014 – March | 2014 – September | Plastic bag ban. Small fee for paper bag. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Riverside County | Indio | 2014 – May | 2014 – November | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Riverside County | Palm Desert | 2014 – May | 2015 – October | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Riverside County | Palm Springs | 2014 – April | 2014 – November | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater Los Angeles Area | Ventura County | Ojai | 2012 – April | 2012 – July | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Northern California | Butte County | Chico | 2014 – May | 2015 – January | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Northern California | El Dorado County | South Lake Tahoe | 2013 – October | 2014 – February | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Northern California | Humboldt County | Arcata | – | 2014 – February | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Northern California | Mendocino County | Fort Bragg | 2012 – May | 2013 – December | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Northern California | Mendocino County | Ukiah | 2012 – May | 2013 – February | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Northern California | Mendocino County | Unincorporated territories | 2012 – June | 2013 – January | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Northern California | Mono County | Mammoth Lakes | – | 2016 – March | Plastic bag ban. |
| Northern California | Monterey County | Carmel-by-the-Sea | 2012 – July | 2013 – February | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Northern California | Monterey County | Greenfield | 2014 – August | 2015 – February | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Northern California | Monterey County | Gonzales | 2014 – July | 2015 – January | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Northern California | Monterey County | Pacific Grove | 2014 – August | 2015 – March | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Northern California | Monterey County | King City | 2014 – September | 2015 – January | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Northern California | Monterey County | Marina | – | 2014 – August | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Northern California | Monterey County | Monterey | 2011 – December | 2012 – June | Plastic bag ban; 25 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Northern California | Monterey County | Salinas | – | 2014 – August | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Northern California | Monterey County | Seaside | 2014 – August | 2015 – September | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Northern California | Monterey County | Soledad | 2014 – October | 2015 – May | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Northern California | Monterey County | Unincorporated territories | – | 2014 – August | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Northern California | Nevada County | Grass Valley | 2014 – August | 2015 – January | Plastic bag ban. Small fee for paper bag. |
| Northern California | Nevada County | Nevada City | 2014 – June | 2015 – July | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Northern California | Nevada County | Truckee | 2013 – November | 2014 – June | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| 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. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Alameda County | Albany | 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. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Alameda County | Berkeley | 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. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Alameda County | Dublin | 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. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Alameda County | Emeryville | 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. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Alameda County | Fremont | 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. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Alameda County | Hayward | 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. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Alameda County | Livermore | 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. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Alameda County | Oakland | 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. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Alameda County | Piedmont | 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. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Alameda County | Pleasanton | 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. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Alameda County | San Leandro | 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. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Alameda County | Union City | 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. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Alameda County | Unincorporated territories | 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. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Contra Costa County |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Contra Costa County | Danville | 2014 – December | 2016 – July | Plastic bag ban. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Contra Costa County | Hercules | 2014 – September | 2015 – January | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Contra Costa County | Lafayette | 2014 – December | 2015 – July | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Contra Costa County | Martinez | – | 2014 | Plastic bag ban. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Contra Costa County | Pittsburg | 2013 – October | 2014 – January | Plastic bag ban; phased charge for paper bags until 25 cents in the third year. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Contra Costa County | Pleasant Hill | – | 2014 – August | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Contra Costa County | Richmond | 2013 – July | 2014 – January | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Contra Costa County | San Pablo | 2013 – October | 2014 – January | Plastic bag ban. Ten cent fee for paper bag. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Contra Costa County | Walnut Creek | 2014 – March | 2014 – September | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Marin County |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Marin County | Corte Madera | 2015 – July | 2015 – September | Plastic bag ban. 10 cent charge for paper bag. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Marin County | Fairfax | 2007 – August | 2008 – November | Plastic bag ban. 10 cent charge for paper bag. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Marin County | Larkspur | 2014 – May | 2014 – November | Plastic bag ban. 10 cent charge for paper bag. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Marin County | Mill Valley | 2013 – October 21 | 2013 – November 21 | Plastic bag ban; 5 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Marin County | Novato | – | 2014 – March | Plastic bag ban. 10 cent charge for paper bag. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Marin County | Ross | 2014 – September | 2015 – April | Plastic bag ban. 10 cent charge for paper bag. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Marin County | San Anselmo | – | 2015 – January | Plastic bag ban. 10 cent charge for paper bag. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Marin County | San Rafael | 2014 – March | 2014 – September | Plastic bag ban. 10 cent charge for paper bag. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Marin County | Sausalito | – | 2014 – March | Plastic bag ban. 10 cent charge for paper bag. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Marin County | Tiburon | – | 2014 – September | Plastic bag ban. 10 cent charge for paper bag. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Marin County | Unincorporated territories | 2011 – January | 2012 – January | Plastic bag ban. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Napa County |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Napa County | American Canyon | – | 2016 – January | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Napa County | Calistoga | 2014 – August | 2015 – January | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Napa County | Napa | Napa | 2014 – August | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Napa County | St. Helena | 2014 – August | 2015 – January | Plastic bag ban. Ten cent fee for paper bag. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Napa County | Yountville | 2016 – February | 2016 – March | Plastic bag ban. Ten cent fee for paper bag. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Napa County | Unincorporated territories | 2016 – January | 2016 – July | Plastic bag ban. Ten cent fee for paper bag. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | San Francisco City and County | San Francisco | 2007 – April | | Limited plastic bag ban. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | San Francisco City and County | San Francisco | 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. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | San Mateo County | Belmont | 2013 – January | 2013 – April | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | San Mateo County | Brisbane | 2013 – March | 2013 – April | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | San Mateo County | Burlingame | 2013 – March | 2013 – April | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | San Mateo County | Colma | 2013 – January | 2013 – April | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | San Mateo County | Daly City | 2013 – January | 2013 – April | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | San Mateo County | East Palo Alto | 2013 – April | 2013 – October | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | San Mateo County | Half Moon Bay | 2013 – March | 2013 – April | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | San Mateo County | Menlo Park | 2013 – March | 2013 – April | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | San Mateo County | Millbrae | 2012 – February | 2012 – September | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | San Mateo County | Pacifica | 2012 – December | 2013 – April | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | San Mateo County | Portola Valley | 2013 – January | 2013 – April | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | San Mateo County | Redwood City | 2013 – March | 2013 – October | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | San Mateo County | San Bruno | 2013 – January | 2013 – April | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | San Mateo County | San Carlos | 2013 – March | 2013 – July | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | San Mateo County | San Mateo | 2013 – May | 2013 – June | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | San Mateo County | South San Francisco | 2012 – December | 2013 – April | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | San Mateo County | Unincorporated territories | 2012 – November | 2013 – April | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Santa Clara County | Campbell$^1$ | 2013 – July | 2014 – January | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Santa Clara County | Cupertino | 2013 – March | 2013 – October | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Santa Clara County | Los Altos$^1$ | 2013 – March | 2013 – July | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Santa Clara County | Los Gatos$^1$ | 2013 – September | 2014 – February | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Santa Clara County | Milpitas | 2015 – September | 2016 – July | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Santa Clara County | Morgan Hill | 2013 – October | 2014 – April | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Santa Clara County | Mountain View$^1$ | 2012 – December | 2013 – April | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Santa Clara County | Palo Alto | | | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Santa Clara County | Palo Alto | 2013 – May | 2013 – July | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Santa Clara County | San Jose | 2011 – January | 2012 – January | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Santa Clara County | Santa Clara | 2014 – September | 2014 – December | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Santa Clara County | Sunnyvale | 2011 – December | 2012 – June | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Santa Clara County | Unincorporated territories | 2011 – April | 2012 – January | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Santa Cruz County | Capitola | 2013 – January | 2013 – April | Plastic bag ban; 25 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Santa Cruz County | Santa Cruz | 2012 – July | 2013 – April | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Santa Cruz County | Watsonville | 2012 – May | 2012 – June | Plastic bag ban; 25 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Santa Cruz County | Unincorporated territories | 2011 – September | 2012 – March | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Santa Cruz County | Unincorporated territories | 2012 – October | 2013 – April | Expansion of ban to restaurants. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Sonoma County | Cloverdale | 2014 – February | 2014 – September | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Sonoma County | Cotati | 2014 – February | 2014 – September | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Sonoma County | Healdsburg | 2014 – February | 2014 – September | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Sonoma County | Petaluma | 2014 – February | 2014 – September | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Sonoma County | Rohnert Park | 2014 – February | 2014 – September | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Sonoma County | Santa Rosa | 2014 – February | 2014 – September | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Sonoma County | Sebastopol | 2014 – February | 2014 – September | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Sonoma County | Sonoma | 2014 – February | 2014 – September | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Sonoma County | Windsor | 2014 – February | 2014 – September | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Greater San Francisco Bay Area | Sonoma County | Unincorporated territories | 2014 – February | 2014 – September | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Southern California | San Diego County | Del Mar | 2016 – May | 2016 – November (retail) 2017 – May (restaurants) | Plastic bag ban. |
| Southern California | San Diego County | Encinitas | 2014 – September | 2015 – April | Plastic bag ban. Small fee for paper bag. |
| Southern California | San Diego County | San Diego | 2016 – July | 2017 – January | Plastic bag ban. Ten cent fee for paper bag. |
| Southern California | San Diego County | Solana Beach | 2012 – May | 2012 – June | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Southern California | San Luis Obispo County | Arroyo Grande | 2012 – January | 2012 – October | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Southern California | San Luis Obispo County | Atascadero | 2012 – January | 2012 – October | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Southern California | San Luis Obispo County | Grover Beach | 2012 – January | 2012 – October | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Southern California | San Luis Obispo County | Morro Bay | 2012 – January | 2012 – October | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Southern California | San Luis Obispo County | Paso Robles | 2012 – January | 2012 – October | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Southern California | San Luis Obispo County | Pismo Beach | 2012 – January | 2012 – October | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Southern California | San Luis Obispo County | San Luis Obispo | 2012 – January | 2012 – October | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Southern California | San Luis Obispo County | Unincorporated territories | 2012 – January | 2012 – October | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Southern California | Santa Barbara County | Carpinteria | 2012 – March | 2012 – July | Plastic bag ban; 10 cent charge for paper bags. |
| Southern California | Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara | 2013 – October | 2014 – December | Plastic bag ban. Ten cent fee for paper bag. |
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.
* *A loophole in the bag ban allowed for "reusable" plastic bags to be sold at checkout. The bags looked and acted just like the previous single-use plastic bags but were just thicker, and customers still used them as though they were single use. (Hines, Fiona (August 16, 2024), The Problem with “Reusable” Plastic Bags)