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Charleston, SC – Bill Chapter 14, Article V

City-wide ban on plastic bags

Implement Date: December 1, 2019

Scituate, MA – Bill Article 8

Town-wide ban on plastic bags

Implement Date: September 15, 2019

Jersey City, NJ – Bill Chapter 263

City-wide ban on plastic bags

Implement Date: June 27, 2019

Dartmouth, MA – Bill Article 27

Town-wide ban on plastic bags

Implement Date: June 5, 2019

Danvers, MA – Bill Amendment 16

Town-wide ban on plastic bags

Implement Date: June 1, 2019

Ulster County, NY

County-wide ban on plastic bags (“Bring Your Own Bag Act”)

Implement Date: June 1, 2019

Wilmington, MA – Bill Article 48

Town-wide ban on plastic bags

Implement Date: May 5, 2019

Belmar, NJ

Borough-wide ban on plastic bags.

Implement Date: May 1, 2019

Camden, ME – Bill Draft Ordinance

Town-wide ban on plastic bags

Implement Date: April 30, 2019

Waterville, ME

City-wide ban on plastic bags

Implement Date: April 22, 2019

Southwest Harbor, Maine – Bill Ordinance

Town-wide ban on plastic bags; optional fee on reusable or paper bags

Implement Date: April 22, 2019

Longmeadow, MA – Bill Article 34

Town-wide ban on plastic bags

Implement Date: April 16, 2019

Mount Pleasant, SC – Bill S-59, Regulation 53

City-wide ban on plastic bags

Implement Date: April 10, 2019

Bedford, NY – Bill Chapter 98

Town-wide 10-cent fee on plastic and paper bags

Implement Date: April 1, 2019

Salem, OR – Bill Bill No. 20-18

City-wide ban on plastic bags, at least 5-cent tax on paper bags

Implement Date: April 1, 2019

Providence, RI

City-wide ban on plastic bags and 10-cent tax on paper and reusable bags

Implement Date: March 15, 2019

Anchorage, AK

City-wide ban on plastic bags, 10-50-cent tax for paper bags

Implement Date: March 1, 2019

Milwaukie, OR – Bill Ordinance 2162

City-wide ban on plastic bags

Implement Date: March 1, 2019

Rockport, MA – Bill Article O

Town-wide ban on plastic bags

Implement Date: March 1, 2019

Newcastle, Maine – Bill Ordinance

Town-wide ban on plastic bags

Implement Date: March 1, 2019

Haverhill, MA – Bill Chapter 173

City-wide ban on plastic bags for businesses with 8,000 square feet or more; medium-sized businesses will have an additional three months to prepare (May 2019).

Implement Date: February 7, 2019

Andover, MA – Bill Article 55

Town-wide ban on plastic bags

Implement Date: January 2, 2019

Unalaska, AK – Bill Ordinance 2018-09

City-wide ban on plastic bags

Implement Date: January 1, 2019

Brigantine Beach, NJ

City-wide ban on plastic bags

Implement Date: January 1, 2019

Moab, UT – Bill ORDINANCE #2018-17

City-wide ban on plastic bags

Implement Date: January 1, 2019