About the Program 
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Single-Use Bag Reduction and Recycling Program
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Each year approximately six billion single use plastic carryout bags are consumed in the County of Los Angeles, the equivalent of 600 bags per person per year. Plastic bag litter makes up as much as 25 percent of the litter stream and significantly impacts our communities and the environment. In the County of Los Angeles alone, local and State governments spend tens of millions of dollars each year on prevention, cleanup, and enforcement activities to reduce litter.* Although single use plastic carryout bags are inexpensive and have some useful qualities, they can also be harmful to the environment when littered. Communities throughout the State and around the world are grappling with this issue, and searching for ways to reduce the impact of littered single use plastic bags on their quality of life.
For this reason, on January 22, 2008, the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors adopted a comprehensive strategy to reduce single use bag consumption and litter while increasing recycling in the unincorporated areas of the County of Los Angeles.
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- Program Brochure [PDF, 1.2MB]
Español – Folleto de Programa [PDF, 1.2MB]
- Store Participation Checklist [PDF, 300KB]
- Cover Letter [PDF, 78KB]
- Program Resource Packet (October, 2008) [PDF, 3.6MB]
- Sample Resolution to Join Single-Use Bag Reduction and Recycling Program [PDF, 70KB]
- 5-Signature Letter Inviting City Participation [PDF, 100KB]
- Fact Sheet on Single-Use Bag Reduction and Recycling Program [PDF, 80KB]
- Background on Alternative 5 [PDF, 31KB]
- Minutes from January 22, 2008, Board Meeting [PDF, 91KB]
- An Overview of Carryout Bags in Los Angeles County [PDF, 614KB]
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Sponsored by the County of Los Angeles