Single Use Carryout Bag Ordinance – L.A.M.C. 182604 (LAMC section 195.01, et. Seq) Key Provisions: Stores may no longer use single-use plastic bags (pharmacy and produce bags are exceptions) Stores must charge a $0.10 fee for each recyclable paper bag used Stores must offer reusable bags free or at a cost to shoppers Stores must provide […]
Single Use Carryout Bag Ordinance – L.A.M.C. 182604 (LAMC section 195.01, et. Seq)
Key Provisions:
Stores affected January 1:
All large stores with gross annual sales of over $2 million a year or with at least 10,000 square feet of retail space that generate sales or use tax and have a licensed pharmacy (includes large grocery stores like Vons, Ralphs, Food-4-Less, etc., large pharmacies like CVS, Walgreens, etc., large retail stores selling groceries like Target, Walmart, etc.)
Stores affected July 1:
Small grocery stores and markets, small pharmacies, convenience stores selling milk/bread/soda/snacks (7-11, Arco ampm, etc.), liquor stores
Stores not affected:
Restaurants, dry cleaners, retail stores that don’t sell groceries (toy stores, clothing stores, hardware stores, etc.)
Note about alcoholic beverages:
Neither the provisions of the California Alcoholic Beverage Control Act nor the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control’s business regulations require any licensee to put alcoholic beverage purchases in bags or other containers before customers leave the licensed premises
Benefits of the ordinance:
Plastic bag statistics:
For more information, please visit www.lacitybag.com
For questions, please call 1-800-773-2489
Store List for July 1 Bag Giveaway Locations
Big Savor Foods Time: 9 to 11 AM or until supplies last
3000 North Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90031
La Tropicana Time: 12 to 2 PM or until supplies last
5200 Monte Vista St, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Olive Fresh Garden Market Time: 9 to 11 AM or until supplies last
12521 Oxnard Street, North Hollywood, CA 91606
India Sweets & Spices Time: 9 to 11 AM or until supplies last
22009 Sherman Way, Canoga Park, CA 91303
Whole Foods Market Time: 9 to 11 AM or until supplies last
4520 N. Sepulveda Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Sabzee Market Time: 12 to 2 PM or until supplies last
17461 Ventura Bl, Encino, CA 91316
7-Eleven Time: 12 to 2 PM or until supplies last
8416 Lankershim Bl, Sun Valley, CA 91352
Farmers Ranch Market Time: 9 to 11 AM or until supplies last
7111 Sepulveda Boulevard, Van Nuys, CA 91405
Payless Foods Time: 9 to 11 AM or until supplies last
10455 Laurel Canyon Boulevard, Pacoima, CA 91331
7-Eleven Time: 12 to 2 PM or until supplies last
8724 Foothill Boulevard, Sunland-Tujunga, CA 91040
Superior Grocers Time: 9 to 11 AM or until supplies last
8811 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90047
Numero Uno Time: 9 to 11 AM or until supplies last
4373 S. Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90037
Galleria Market Time: 9 to 11 AM or until supplies last
3250 W. Olympic Bl., Los Angeles, CA 90006
Santa Monica Kosher Mkt Time: 12 to 2 PM or until supplies last
11540 Santa Monica Bl, Los Angeles, CA 90025
De Soto Mini Mart Time: 12 to 2 PM or until supplies last
9111 De Soto Avenue, Chatsworth, CA 91311
Granada Hills Market Time: 12 to 2 PM or until supplies last
11116 Balboa Boulevard, Granada Hills, CA 91344
India Sweets & Spices Time: 9 to 11 AM or until supplies last
3126 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90039
Super Market – A Gro Time: 12 to 2 PM or until supplies last
1487 W. Sunset Bl, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Mercado Mexico Market Time: 12 to 2 PM or until supplies last
3554 Whittier Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90023
El Super Time: 12 to 2 PM or until supplies last
120 W. Anaheim Street, Wilmington, CA 90744