How Many States Have Banned Plastic Bags？State Plastic Ban Legislation

As your partner in all things sustainability and compostable packaging  for the foodservice industry, Good Start Packaging is here to help you keep track of the ever-changing legislative changes to ban single-use plastics. Use our interactive map to see what is happening near you.

 

Alabama

 Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Alaska

Anchorage - Plastic Bag Ban, Foam Ban
Arizona

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Arkansas

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

California 

Statewide - Plastic Bag Ban

Los Angeles - Plastic Bag Ban, Plastic Straws and Utensils Available Only At Request

Oakland - Foam Ban, Plastic Bag Ban, Plastic Straw and Utensils Available Only At Request

San Diego - Plastic Bag Ban, Foam Ban, Plastic Straws and Utensils Available Only At Request

San Francisco - Plastic Bag Ban, Foam Ban, Plastic Straws and Utensils Available Only at Request 

Colorado  

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Connecticut

Statewide - Plastic Bag Ban

Delaware

Statewide - Plastic Bag Ban 

District Of Columbia

Washington, DC - Plastic Bag Ban, Foam Ban, Plastic Straws and Utensils Only Available At Request

Florida

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect 

Georgia

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Hawaii

Statewide - Plastic Bag Ban

Honolulu - Foam Ban, Plastic Bag Ban, Plastic Straw Ban, Plastic Utensil Ban

Maui - Foam Ban

Idaho

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Illinois

Evanston - Plastic Bag Ban 

Chicago - Plastic Bag Ban

Indiana

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Iowa

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Kansas

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Kentucky

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Louisiana

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Maine

Statewide - Plastic Bag Ban, Foam Ban, Plastic Straws and Utensils Only Available At Request

Maryland

Baltimore - Plastic Bag Ban

Montgomery County - Plastic Bag Ban

Massachusetts

Boston - Plastic Bag Ban
Cambridge - Plastic Bag Ban, Foam Ban

Concord - Plastic Bag Ban, Foam Ban

Lowell - Plastic Bag Ban

Somerville - Plastic Bag Ban, Foam Ban, Plastic Straws Available Only At Request

Springfield - Plastic Bag Ban

Worcester - Plastic Bag Ban

Michigan

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Minnesota

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Mississippi

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Missouri

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Montana

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Nebraska

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Nevada

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

New Hampshire 

Portsmouth - Plastic Bag Ban, Foam Ban 

New Jersey

Statewide - Plastic Bag Ban Effective May 2022, Foam Ban Effective May 2022, Plastic Straw Only Available At Request 

New Mexico

Albuquerque -  Plastic Bag Ban

Las Cruces - Plastic Bag Ban

Neming - Plastic Bag Ban

Santa Fe - Reusable Bag Ordinance

New York

Statewide - Plastic Bag Ban, Foam Ban, Plastic Straws and Utensils Only Available At Request

North Carolina

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

North Dakota

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Ohio

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Oklahoma

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Oregon

Statewide - Plastic Bag Ban, Plastic Straws and Utensils Only Available At Request

Portland - Plastic Bag Ban, Foam Ban, Plastic Straws and Utensils Only Available At Request 

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia - Plastic Bag Ban 

Rhode Island 

Statewide - Plastic Bag Ban, Plastic Straws Only Available At Request

South Carolina 

Charleston -  Plastic Bag Ban, Foam Ban, Plastic Straws Available Only At Request

Hilton Head - Plastic Bag Ban

Port Royal - Plastic Bag Ban

South Dakota

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Tennessee

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Texas

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Utah

Mohab - Plastic Bag Ban

Park City - Plastic Bag Ban 

Vermont

Statewide - Plastic Bag Ban, Foam Ban, Plastic Straws Available Only At Request

Virginia 

Alexandria - Plastic Bag Ban

Arlington -  Plastic Bag Ban

Fairfax - Plastic Bag Ban

Washington

Statewide - Plastic Bag Ban, Foam Ban, Plastic Straws and Utensils Available Only At Request 

West Virginia

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Wisconsin

Statewide - No Bans Currently In Effect

Wyoming

Jackson Hole - Plastic Bag Ban

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We're constantly updating our list. Please let us know about any state or city bans we're missing near you.

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