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Retailers Are Eliminating Plastic Checkout Bags

Retailers large and small are taking an important step towards single-use plastic reduction by eliminating plastic checkout bags. As a part of the Sustainable Stores Program, an interactive map was created to highlight these businesses’ efforts.

Explore the Sustainable Stores Map

 

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Department of Sustainability

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216-698-4706

Email

sustainability@cuyahogacounty.us

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Cuyahoga County is committed to eliminating single-use plastic checkout bags.

 

Retailers

Information to help retailers reduce plastic bag usage.

Resources for Stores

Shoppers

Easy ways for shoppers to remember to bring reusables and kick the plastic bag habit.

Consumer Resources

Plastic Bag Ban

Find out about Cuyahoga County’s Plastic Bag Ban.

About the Ban

 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

 

Why is eliminating our use of single-use plastic bags important?

  • Our natural resources, like Lake Erie, the Cuyahoga River, and our 3 major watersheds, are essential to our community health and economic vitality.
  • Our access to clean drinking water is vital. Microplastics negatively affect our drinking water quality.
  • As Climate Change affects the world more and more, our economic growth is at risk from wasted natural resources and declining environmental health.