Single-Use Items in Fresno, CA (2026)
4 verified single-use items rules for Fresno, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Plastic Bag Rules
California SB 270 bans thin single-use plastic carryout bags at all Fresno grocers, pharmacies, and convenience stores, requiring sale of compliant reusable or recycled-paper bags for at least 10 cents each.
Fresno Single-Use Carryout Bag Rules
Some RestrictionsPolystyrene Foam Rules
Fresno does not ban expanded polystyrene foam foodware, unlike many California coastal cities. State law SB 54 phases down all single-use plastic foodware by 2032, indirectly limiting polystyrene use.
Fresno Polystyrene Foam Foodware Rules
Few RestrictionsCal. Public Resources Code §42040 (SB 54, Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act)
(a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act. (b) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: ... (B) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a producer responsibility program designed to ensure that producers of single-use packaging and food service ware covered by this program take respon...
Plastic Straw Rules
California Assembly Bill 1884 (Public Resources Code §42270) prohibits Fresno full-service restaurants from automatically providing single-use plastic straws; customers must specifically request one.
Fresno Plastic Straw On-Request Rule
Some RestrictionsCal. Public Resources Code §42270 (AB 1276)
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) "Consumer" has the same meaning as in Section 113757 of the Health and Safety Code. (b) "Food facility" has the same meaning as in Section 113789 of the Health and Safety Code. (c) "Ready-to-eat food" has the same meaning as in Section 113881 of the Health and Safety Code. (d) "Single-use" means designed to be used once and then...
Utensils-On-Request
California AB 1276 (Public Resources Code §42271) requires Fresno restaurants and food delivery platforms to provide single-use utensils, condiments, and napkins only upon customer request.
Fresno Takeout Utensils On-Request Rule
Some RestrictionsCal. Public Resources Code §42271 (AB 1276)
(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (c) and (d), a food facility, for on-premises dining or when using a third-party food delivery platform, shall not provide any single-use foodware accessory or standard condiment packaged for single use to a consumer unless the single-use foodware accessory or standard condiment is requested by the consumer. (b) Single-use foodware accessories and standard...
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