Single-Use Items in California (2026)
51 rules on the books across California, 22 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Plastic Bag Rules
Whether plastic carryout bags are banned, taxed, or exempt from local regulation under state preemption.
California: statewide
StatewideHeavy RestrictionsCalifornia prohibits grocery stores and large retailers from providing single-use plastic carryout bags under Public…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Significant RestrictionsLos Angeles bans plastic single-use carryout bags at grocery stores, pharmacies, drug stores, and convenience stores…
Read full rule →Santa Monica
Significant RestrictionsSanta Monica bans single-use plastic carry out bags at all retail establishments. Grocery stores and pharmacies may…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Senate Bill 270 bans single-use plastic carryout bags at Moorpark grocery stores, pharmacies, and large…
Read full rule →Stockton
Some RestrictionsStockton retailers follow California's statewide single-use plastic carryout bag ban under SB 270. Grocery stores…
Read full rule →Polystyrene Foam Rules
State rules on expanded polystyrene foam (Styrofoam) cups, takeout containers, and packaging, including statewide bans and preemption of local bans.
California: statewide
StatewideHeavy RestrictionsCalifornia restricts expanded polystyrene food containers statewide through SB 54 (2022) packaging requirements under…
Read full rule →Fresno
Significant RestrictionsFresno does not ban expanded polystyrene foam foodware, unlike many California coastal cities. State law SB 54 phases…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Significant RestrictionsLos Angeles bans the distribution, sale, or provision of expanded polystyrene (EPS/Styrofoam) products including…
Read full rule →Riverside
Significant RestrictionsCalifornia Senate Bill 54 requires expanded polystyrene producers to hit a 25 percent recycling rate by January 1…
Read full rule →Santa Monica
Significant RestrictionsSanta Monica prohibits food and beverage providers from dispensing prepared food or drinks in any non-marine degradable…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Significant RestrictionsThousand Oaks bans food providers from selling or distributing polystyrene (Styrofoam) disposable food ware, and…
Read full rule →Anaheim
Some RestrictionsCalifornia SB 54 requires producers to eliminate expanded polystyrene foodware unless a sixty-five percent recycling…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Senate Bill 54 phases out expanded polystyrene foam food service ware. Moorpark restaurants must transition…
Read full rule →Sacramento
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Senate Bill 54 (2022) phases out non-recyclable plastic foodware, including expanded polystyrene foam…
Read full rule →Plastic Straw Rules
State rules on plastic straws, including on-request-only mandates, full bans, and states that preempt local straw ordinances.
California: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsCalifornia Public Resources Code 42270-42273, enacted by AB 1884 (2018), prohibits full-service restaurants from…
Read full rule →Anaheim
Heavy RestrictionsCalifornia AB 1884 prohibits Anaheim full-service restaurants from automatically providing single-use plastic straws…
Read full rule →Orange County
Heavy RestrictionsCalifornia AB 1884 prohibits OC full-service restaurants from automatically providing single-use plastic straws…
Read full rule →Riverside
Heavy RestrictionsCalifornia Assembly Bill 1884 prohibits Riverside full-service restaurants from automatically providing single-use…
Read full rule →Sacramento
Heavy RestrictionsCalifornia Public Resources Code 42270 (Assembly Bill 1884, 2018) prohibits full-service restaurants from providing…
Read full rule →Fresno
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Assembly Bill 1884 (Public Resources Code §42270) prohibits Fresno full-service restaurants from…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Some RestrictionsLos Angeles Ordinance 185489 (LAMC section 195.20) bars food and beverage facilities from automatically providing…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Assembly Bill 1884 bans Moorpark full-service restaurants from automatically providing plastic straws…
Read full rule →Riverside County
Some RestrictionsUnder California Assembly Bill 1884, dine-in restaurants in Riverside County may not automatically provide single-use…
Read full rule →San Bernardino County
Some RestrictionsCalifornia AB 1884 bars full-service restaurants in San Bernardino County and statewide from automatically providing…
Read full rule →San Diego
Some RestrictionsCalifornia AB-1884 (Public Resources Code section 42270) bars full-service restaurants from automatically providing…
Read full rule →San Jose
Some RestrictionsCalifornia AB-1884 prohibits dine-in restaurants from automatically providing plastic straws unless requested, and San…
Read full rule →Santa Ana
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Assembly Bill 1884 prevents Santa Ana full-service restaurants from giving customers single-use plastic…
Read full rule →Santa Clara County
Some RestrictionsCalifornia AB-1884 (Public Resources Code section 42270) and AB-1276 make Santa Clara County a straws-on-request…
Read full rule →Santa Monica
Some RestrictionsSanta Monica food and beverage providers may only give out single-use straws and utensils upon customer request: they…
Read full rule →Stockton
Some RestrictionsUnder California AB 1884, full-service Stockton restaurants may only provide single-use plastic straws when a customer…
Read full rule →Bakersfield
Light RestrictionsUnder California AB 1884, full-service Bakersfield restaurants may only provide single-use plastic straws when a…
Read full rule →Utensils-On-Request
Rules barring food vendors from automatically including plastic utensils, condiment packets, or napkins unless customers request them.
San Bernardino County
Heavy RestrictionsCalifornia AB 1276 prohibits restaurants and food delivery platforms in San Bernardino County from automatically…
Read full rule →Stockton
Heavy RestrictionsCalifornia AB 1276 requires Stockton food facilities and third-party delivery platforms to provide single-use utensils…
Read full rule →Santa Clara County
Significant RestrictionsCalifornia AB-1276 (Health and Safety Code §42270 et seq.) prohibits full-service and takeout food facilities from…
Read full rule →Anaheim
Some RestrictionsCalifornia AB 1276 requires Anaheim restaurants and food delivery platforms to provide single-use utensils, condiments…
Read full rule →Bakersfield
Some RestrictionsCalifornia AB 1276 prohibits Bakersfield food vendors from automatically including single-use foodware accessories like…
Read full rule →Berkeley
Some RestrictionsBerkeley restaurants and delivery platforms may only provide disposable utensils, straws, condiments, and napkins when…
Read full rule →Fresno
Some RestrictionsCalifornia AB 1276 (Public Resources Code §42271) requires Fresno restaurants and food delivery platforms to provide…
Read full rule →Long Beach
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Assembly Bill 1276 prohibits food facilities from automatically including single-use foodware accessories…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Some RestrictionsCalifornia AB-1276 and Los Angeles implementation require food facilities to provide single-use utensils, straws…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Some RestrictionsCalifornia AB-1276 prohibits restaurants and food vendors from automatically providing single-use foodware accessories…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Assembly Bill 1276 requires Moorpark restaurants to provide single-use utensils, condiment packets, straws…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsCalifornia AB 1276 requires OC food facilities to provide single-use utensils, napkins, stirrers, and condiment packets…
Read full rule →Redwood City
Some RestrictionsRedwood City Code section 13.402 bars restaurants and other food facilities from handing out disposable utensils…
Read full rule →Riverside
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Assembly Bill 1276 forbids Riverside food facilities from providing single-use foodware accessories or…
Read full rule →San Jose
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Assembly Bill 1276 (Health and Safety Code Section 42271) prohibits food-service businesses statewide from…
Read full rule →Twain Harte
Some RestrictionsCalifornia AB 1276 bars Twain Harte restaurants and food delivery apps from including plastic utensils, straws, or…
Read full rule →Riverside County
Light RestrictionsCalifornia Assembly Bill 1276 requires food facilities, including those in Riverside County, to provide single-use…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Light RestrictionsThousand Oaks food facilities and any third-party delivery platforms they use may not automatically hand out single-use…
Read full rule →Takeout Containers
Rules requiring compostable, recyclable, or reusable takeout containers, including LA's polystyrene ban and Customers-Bring-Their-Own programs.
Los Angeles
Significant RestrictionsLos Angeles bans food and beverage facilities from serving food or drinks in expanded polystyrene containers such as…
Read full rule →Riverside
Some RestrictionsRiverside takeout food packaging must comply with California SB 54 producer responsibility rules and SB 1383 organics…
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