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Martinez council introduces carryout and pre-checkout bag ordinance to align with new state rules
Summary
Council voted 4–0 to introduce an ordinance updating Martinez’s bag rules to align with state laws that ban many plastic pre-checkout and carryout bags and raise recycled-content requirements for paper bags; council struck a legacy clause requiring small retailers to offer reusable bags at checkout.
On Jan. 21 the Martinez City Council moved to introduce an ordinance updating the city’s carryout-bag rules to align with recent state laws (SB 1046 and SB 1053) that expand restrictions on pre-checkout and checkout bags and raise recycled-content requirements.
Management analyst Carrie Rivers summarized the proposed changes: add “pre-checkout” (produce) bags to the chapter title and definitions, allow…
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