Updated Shopping Bag Policy

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Plastic Bag Ban and Shopping Bag Tax 

On May 22, 2023, the Evanston City Council adopted 1-O-23: An Ordinance Amending the City Code and Creating Section 3-2-22 "Retail Single Use Bag Tax". The Ordinance is a derivative of the City of Evanston Climate Action and Resilience Plan (CARP), which aims to eliminate petroleum-based, single-use products by phasing out the use of single-use plastics by 2025. The implementation of this action draws Evanston closer to its environmental goals by encouraging source reduction and minimizing the direct impacts of pollution, water use, greenhouse gas emissions, and litter. 

The changes below took effect on August 1st, 2023.

Enforcement of the plastic bag ban in retail establishments smaller than 10,000 square feet will begin January 1st, 2024.

Plastic Bag Ban
Retail Single Use Bag Tax
Small Business Sustainability Grant