Bring Your Own Bag
San Francisco recently extended the checkout bag ordinance to include all retail establishments (stores) and adding a charge on allowed checkout bags. Shoppers can avoid the charge by bringing their own bag.
Tips for Shoppers
- Put coupons in your bag and keep the bag by the door.
- Hang a few reusable bags on the coat rack or door knob.
- Keep reusable bags in the back seat or trunk of your car.
- Keep a reusable bag at your place of work.
- Keep compact reusable bags in a purse, pocket, or backpack.
Past Checkout Bag Events
SF Environment kicked off a consumer education campaign with multilingual events throughout the city. Residents asked questions, received free reusable bags, and pledged to use their own bag. Seven thousand free reusable bags have been handed out.
Event Updates
Partners
SF Environment partnered with Citibank to educate customers and hand out an additional 10,000 reusable bags at Citibank locations around the city. The 17,000 bags were manufactured locally with recycled fabric by Western Textiles, a San Francisco based company founded in 1919.
