Single-Use Carryout Bag Ordinance
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2009102095
Lead Agency
City of San Jose
Document Title
Single-Use Carryout Bag Ordinance
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Document Description
NOTES: Review per Lead
The City of San Jose is proposing to adopt an ordinance regulating the distribution of single-use carryout bags at the point of sale. The proposed ordinance prohibits the free distribution of single-use carryout paper and plastic bags at the point of sale (i.e., check-out) for all commercial retail businesses in San Jose except restaurants and nonprofit charitable reuse organizations. An exception is made for exempt paper bags containing at least 40 percent recycled content, which can be provided to customers for a minimum store charge (to discourage use of the paper bags and encourage the consumer to switch to reusable bags).
Contact Information
Name
John Davidson
Agency Name
City of San Jose
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
San Jose
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Citywide
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency
Development Types
Other (Ordinance)
Local Actions
Ordinance
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Public Services, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation, Wetland/Riparian
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