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San FranciscoCheckoutBagOrdinance Factsheet

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MELANIE NUTTER Director Attention All Retail Business Owners and ManagersST2012 NEW LEGISLATIONTAKESEFFECTON OCTOBER1

The City and County of San Francisco recently approved a new law, amending Chapter 17 of the Environment Code, extending the plastic checkout bag ban to include all retail establishments (stores) and adding a charge on allowed checkout bags. Effective October 1st, 2012, the new Checkout Bag Ordinance, #33-12, requires that: no store shall provide a plastic checkout bag to a customer. Stores that provide a customer with an allowed checkout bag must charge at least ten cents ($0.10) per bag. Stores will only be allowed to provide to customers checkout bags that are: certified compostable plastic, recyclable paper with 40% post-consumer recycled content, or reusable designed for at least 125 uses. Allowed checkout bags also have other requirements such as specific labeling that are defined in the Ordinance. Stores do not have to charge for certified compostable plastic bags until October, 2013. Stores keep the 10 cent charge, which can help stores offset the cost of allowed bags. Customers participating in WICor food stamp programs are exempt from all bag charges.

To help your store comply with this Checkout Bag Ordinance, the SF Department of the Environment will host 5 free bag vendor fairs listed below. This is a great opportunity to meet bag suppliers and see examples of acceptable recyclable, compostable, and reusable checkout bag options. Attendance to one of the fairs is highly recommended as city staff will be available to answer questions. The first 100 business owners/managers to sign in at each fair event will be eligible to receive 25 reusable high quality cloth bags (maximum per business) to give to their select customers, courtesy of the Department of the Environment.

Bag Fair Events19 for Stores: • June th (9:30am — 11:00am) YMCA, th26 Chinatown 855 Sacramentoth18 Street • June th10 (9:30am — 11:00am) Women’s Building, 3543 Street • July 17 (9:30am — 11:00am) Bayview Opera House, 4705 Third Street • July th (2:00pm — 3:30pm) Minnie LovieWard Recreation Center, 650 Capitol Ave th24 @ th • July (9:30am — 11:00am) Golden Gate Park @ County Fair Building, 1199 9 Ave

Enclosed with this letter you’ll find a Checkout Bag Ordinance Factsheet and FAQ as well as signage for the checkout area of your shop. To find out more about the Checkout Bag Ordinance, and acceptable bags for distribution, please visit: SFEnvironment.org/checkout-bag-policy-faq or call (415) 355-3700.

Department of the Environment, City and County of San Francisco 11 Grove Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 Telephone: (415) 355-3700 • Fax: (415) 554-6393 Email environrrient@sfgov org • www sfenvironment org 100% Post Consumer Recycled SFEnvronment ‘ Our home. Our city. Our phmel. EDWINM. LEE MELANIENUTTER Alcalde Directora

Atención a todos los comercios minoristas Propietarios y Encargados LANUEVALEGISLACIONENTRARAENVIGENCIAEL1 DEOCTUBREDE2012

LaCiudad y el Condado de San Francisco aprobaron una nueva ley, que enmienda el CapItulo 17 del Código Medioambiental, para extender Ia prohibición de Ia entrega de bolsas plásticas para compras y que incluya a todos los establecimientos de yenta minorista (tiendas) y añada un cargo sobre las bolsas permitidas. En vigencia a partir del 1 de octubre de 2012, Ia nueva Ordenanza de Bolsas para Compras, #33-12, exige que: ninguna tienda entregue bolsas plàsticas para compras a sus clientes. Las tiendas que le ofrezcan al cliente una bolsa para compras permitida deberán cobrar al menos diez centavos ($0.10) por bolsa. Lastiendas ünicamente podrán entregarles a los clientes bolsas para compras que sean de: plástico biodegradable certificado, papel reciclado con 40% de contenido postconsumo o de un diseño reusable que dure al menos para 125 usos. Las bolsas para compras permitidas tamblén cuentan con otros requisitos, como un etiquetado especifico, que serán definidos en Ia Ordenanza. Las tiendas no deberán cobrar por las bolsas de plástico biodegradable certificado hasta octubre de 2013. Lastiendas conservarán el pago de 10 centavos, que les ayudará contrarrestar el costo de las bolsas permitidas. Los clientes que participen en WICo programas de cupones para alimentos están exentos de todo cargo por las bolsas.

Para ayudar a las tiendas a cumplir esta Ordenanza de Bolsas para Compras, el Departamento de Medioambiente de San Francisco realizará cinco ferias de proveedores gratuitas que figuran a continuación. Esta es una gran oportunidad para conocer proveedores de bolsas y ver ejemplos de opciones reciclables, biodegradables y reusables aceptables. Se recomienda Ia asistencia a Ia feria ya que el personal del municipio va a estar disponible para responder a sus preguntas. Los primeros 100 propietarios/encargados de tiendas que se inscriban en cada feria serán elegibles para recibir 25 bolsas de tela de maxima calidad reusables (máximo por tienda) para dárselas a sus clientes favoritos, cortesIa del Departamento de Medioambiente. Ferias de Bolsasth19para Tiendas: • June th26 (9:30am — 11:00am) Chinatown YMCA,855 Sacramentoth18 Street • June lO (9:30am — 11:00am) Women’s Building, 3543 Street • July th17 (9:30am — 11:00am) Bayview Opera House, 4705 Third Street • July (2:00pm — 3:30pm) Minnie @Lovie Ward Recreation Center, 650 Capitol Ave th . . th • July24 (9:30am — 11:00am) Golden Gate Park @County Fair Building, 1199 9 Ave Adjunta con esta carla encontrará una Hoja Informativa y Preguntas Irecuentes sobre Ia Ordenanza de Bolsas para Compras, como asItambién Ia seiialización para el area de Ia caja de su tienda. Para conocer más sobre Ia Ordenanza de Bolsas para Compras y las bolsas que puede utilizar, visite: SFEnvironment.org/checkout-bag-policy-faq o Ilame al (415) 355-3700.

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