Washington’s plastic bag ban to take effect after over a year of delays

Plastic grocery bags in the back of a car in La Crescenta, California. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed Prop 26, a ban on plastic grocery bags, in unincorporated areas of the county in 2010. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

After being delayed by the pandemic, Washington state’s plastic bag ban is now cleared to take effect on Oct. 1, 2021.

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Single-use plastic bags that are not compostable — like what you see at grocery stores — will be banned statewide. Shoppers will, however, still be allowed to use single-use produce bags.

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