Lower Merion Township has adopted a new Single-Use Plastic Carry Out Bag Ordinance to reduce plastic pollution and the environmental impacts of single-use products.

Township residents are encouraged to BYOB – Bring Your Own Bag – when shopping at food, grocery, and retail establishments in the Township.

Retailers are permitted to provide compliant paper bags at a cost of no less than $0.10 each.

From July 21, 2023 through January 21, 2024, retailers will be required to post signage about the ordinance. Signs can be downloaded and printed here: Plastic Bag Ban - Point of Sale Notice and copies will also be made available at the Township Administration Building and Township libraries. 

Enforcement of the ordinance will begin January 21, 2024.

To review the ordinance, view sample signage, or find answers to frequently asked questions, visit https://www.lowermerion.org/BYOB.