This statistic displays information on plastic bag bans and recycling regulations in the United States as of 2019. As of that year, only the states of California and Hawaii had banned plastic bags on a statewide level.
Plastic bag bans and recycling policies in the United States as of 2019
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ReuseThisBag.com. (June 7, 2019). Plastic bag bans and recycling policies in the United States as of 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015481/plastic-bag-bans-recycling-policies-us/
ReuseThisBag.com. "Plastic bag bans and recycling policies in the United States as of 2019." Chart. June 7, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015481/plastic-bag-bans-recycling-policies-us/
ReuseThisBag.com. (2019). Plastic bag bans and recycling policies in the United States as of 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015481/plastic-bag-bans-recycling-policies-us/
ReuseThisBag.com. "Plastic Bag Bans and Recycling Policies in The United States as of 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015481/plastic-bag-bans-recycling-policies-us/
ReuseThisBag.com, Plastic bag bans and recycling policies in the United States as of 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015481/plastic-bag-bans-recycling-policies-us/ (last visited June 03, 2023)
Plastic bag bans and recycling policies in the United States as of 2019 [Graph], ReuseThisBag.com, June 7, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015481/plastic-bag-bans-recycling-policies-us/