Reducing single-use plastic shopping bags in the USA

Policies Referenced

• Honolulu Ordinance Relating to the Use of Bags Provided to Customers (2017), Honolulu, Hawaii, US
• Los Angeles County Code Regulating the Use of Plastic Carryout Bags and Recyclable Paper Carryout Bags and Promoting the Use of Reusable Bags (2010), Los Angeles, United States
• Montgomery County Code Article XIV. Carryout Bag Tax (2012), Montgomery County, Maryland, US
• Seattle Ordinance Regulating the Distribution of Single-use Plastic and Biodegradable Carryout Bags (2011), Seattle, United States
• Waste Management (Amendment) Act, 2001 (No. 36 of 2001) (2001), Ireland