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
Do You Know of a State/City Ban We Missed?
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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