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Policy Summary

This section contains exemptions to a city law at §15-6-122 that prohibits providing single-use carryout bags at City events, events on City property, and at business establishments in the city; and requires businesses to prominently displayed signage advising customers of the benefit of reducing, reusing and recycling and of the need to use reusable carryout bags. Exemptions include, among others, bags used by a consumer inside a business establishment to: contain bulk items, such as produce, nuts, grain; bags used to contain or wrap frozen foods, meat, or fish, whether or not prepackaged; and bags used by a nonprofit corporation or other hunger relief charity to distribute food and grocery products.

Background Information

State Texas
Jurisdiction Name Austin
Jurisdiction Type City,
Population Size 800,000+
Food System Category Get;

Policy Details

Refers to priority populations?
Yes

See reference to "hunger relief charity." § 15-6-123.

Emergency management?
No
Health-related linkage?
Yes

See references to "produce," "nuts," "grains," "meat" and "fish." § 15-6-123.

Environmental linkage?
Yes

See references to "reusable carryout bag," "recyclable plastic," "recyclable paper," and "bulk items." § 15-6-121, -123.

Economic linkage?
No

Has a stated intent or purpose?
No

Includes definitions?
Yes

§ 15-6-121.

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