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No More 10¢ Grocery Bag Charge (For Now)

California’s 10¢ grocery bag charge is on hold for 60 days due to the pandemic.
By - posted 4/26/2020 No Comment

Thanks to EaterSF for letting us know that California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on April 23rd suspending California’s 10-cent charge for grocery store bags, a new rule for 60 days.

This is in response to most grocery stores banning the use of re-usable bags when shopping to help protect grocery store workers from unnecessary contact.

In the order, Newsom wrote it is necessary to minimize the risk of exposure for workers performing essential activities, and that contact exposure at retail stores or recycling centers could spread COVID-19.

Public Resources Code section 42283 is suspended for a period of 60 days to the extent that it prohibits retail establishments from (a) providing without charge reusable grocery bags or recycled paper bags to customers at point of sale, or (b) where it is not possible to provide reusable grocery bags or recycled paper bags, providing single-use carryout bags to customers at point of sale.

h/t SF Eater and Green Education Foundation