Plastic Bag Ban in Truckee, CA, Effective June 1, 2014

Effective June 1, 2014, Truckee, California shoppers will no longer have the option for plastic bags at check-out at all grocery and retail establishments.

In an effort to eliminate single use plastic bags from the local environment, the town of Truckee, California will implement a new ordinance that will ban the distribution of plastic bags at check out. This follows similar action taken by near-by neighbors in South Lake Tahoe, which implemented a ban on plastic bags on January 15, 2014.

As a shopper you’ll need to either bring your own reusable grocery/retail shopping bags, or be prepared pay 10 cents per paper recycled paper bag, or reusable bag at check-out.

Who will need to comply with the new Truckee ordinance? All Truckee grocery and retail establishments must put the new law into effect, but restaurants are excluded, including take-out establishments and any business that receives 90+ percent of their revenue from the sale of prepared food.

There are a few other exemptions to the new Truckee ordinance besides the restaurant industry. For example medical items/drugs, food, or merchandise that could damage, or contaminate other items when placed together in a reusable bag can still be bagged separately in plastic, so you’ll see the smaller, thinner plastic bags at the meat and vegetable/fruit areas. You’ll find other exceptions to the new law, but where you’ll find the big impact will be when you head to the local grocery store.

To learn more about the new ordinance that bans the use of plastic bags at the grocery/retail stores check-out: www.TownOfTruckee.com/departments/solid-waste-recycling/single-use-bag-ordinance

If you’d like more ideas on how to be green, check out www.KeepTruckeeGreen.org for more information.

Think green and get prepared for the ban on plastic bags in the town of Truckee, CA beginning June 1, 2014!

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Plastic Bag Ban in Truckee, CA, Effective June 1, 2014