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Policy Record

San Francisco Environment Code - Chapter 17: Plastic Bag Reduction Ordinance

Geographic Coverage

San Francisco, United States

Level

Subnational

Year Agreed

2007

Language

English

Included in analysis?

Yes

Trade linked?

No

Keyword(s)

Bags

Effectiveness Studies

Godman, 2013. Countering single-use bag consumption with state legislation: the Old Dominion considers a new trend (https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/wmelpr/vol37/iss2/7 )
Schnurr et al., 2018. Reducing marine pollution from single use plastics (SUPs): A review (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.10.001 )
United Nations Environment Programme, 2018. Single-use plastics: A roadmap for sustainability (https://www.unep.org/resources/report/single-use-plastics-roadmap-sustainability )

About

i This is a copy of an original policy found during research done at the Nicholas Institute. See sourcing information below for details.

Sourcing and Notes

Policy originally found at: https://sfenvironment.org/checkout-bag-ordinance