Mountain View's Plastic Bag Ban in Effect Monday

This Earth Day, Mountain View joins several other cities in the Bay Area including neighboring Palo Alto and Sunnyvale to have in effect some sort of plastic bag ban.

In Mountain View, single-use plastic bags are now prohibited in supermarkets, grocery stores, and clothing retailers. Restaurants and non-profits, like Goodwill, remain the exception.

For Palo Altans who do grocery shopping in Mountain View, they've been greeted with table top tents on the cash registers of all supermarkets, liquor stores and shopping outlets. As the date approached, signs were pitched to grassy parking lots.

These displays illustrate that no plastic bags will be given out starting on Earth Day. Paper bags will be available at a cost of 10 cents. However, there's no charge to use reusable bags.

On Mar. 11, Palo Alto City Council expanded its current single-use plastic bag ban from supermarkets to now include all other retailers and restaurants. The ban goes into effect on July 1.

Another reader listed suggestions of reusable bags that could be purchased that are made in the Bay Area.

The ordinance was approved by the City Council on Dec. 4, 2012.

Don't forget to start bringing your own bag! Keep a stash in your car!

Do you have a favorite reusable bag? Do you have a system to managing all of your reusable bags? What will you use your last remaining plastic bags for? Share in comments!

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