With so many billions of bags being consumed each year, addressing the issue of plastic bag litter may seem like a daunting task. The good news is that single use plastic bag litter is caused by individual actions, and individual actions can and will make a huge difference in stemming the tide of single use plastic bag litter. Below are some simple but important things you can do to protect our environment:

• Use reusable bags whenever and wherever you shop. Keep one or two in your car to make it easy. Urge your friends and family to get into the reusable habit.
  
• The third Thursday of December, each year, is “A Day Without a Bag” throughout Los Angeles County; and shoppers are urged to forgo single use carryout bags in favor of reusable bags.
• Avoid getting more bags then you need, and make sure to dispose of your bags properly.
• Bring clean single use plastic bags to any large supermarket or retail store with a pharmacy for recycling.
  Put bags into one bag and tie it closed to keep bags from unintentionally flying away.
• Sign up for our e-Newsletter, and join our effort to establish and implement the County's Single Use Bag Reduction and Recycling Program. View meeting information below, or learn more about the Program.

Working Group Meetings

The County Working Group develops and implements the voluntary Program, with support from the three following subcommittees that meet on a monthly basis.

Store Operations Subcommittee

To sign up for our e-newsletter, click here and check the box next to “L.A. County Single Use Bag Newsletter” under the “Newsletters” section. You will then be sent an e-mail confirming whether you would like to sign up. Once we receive your confirmation, an e-mail notification will be sent to you every time a new newsletter has been posted.