Bag Requirements - New City of Wasilla bag requirements, effective July 1, 2018

What the requirements mean

• Prohibits all establishments in City limits from providing single-use plastic disposable shopping bags for the purpose of carrying away goods from the point of sale.
  
  
• Allows establishments to provide customers with any size recyclable paper or reusable carryout bags.

• Allows establishments to provide carryout bags made of plastic 2.25 mil or thicker, with or without charge at their discretion.

• Imposes a warning to the establishment for the first offense, second offense $100, and third offense $300.

• Promotes reusable carryout bags as the best alternative to single-use plastic bags.

Exemptions

• Bags used in stores for bulk items or to protect vegetables, meat, frozen foods, and similar items are exempt.
  
  
• Bags sold in packages containing multiple bags intended for use as garbage bags or to contain pet waste, or yard waste bags are exempt.

 Additional information

• Read Ordinance Serial No. 17-24 (AM)
• Wasilla Municipal Code Chapter 9.44

Contact us: 
City of Wasilla Police Department  - Code Compliance
1800 E. Parks Highway 
Wasilla, AK 99654 
Phone: 907.352.5401 
Fax: 907.357.7877 
Email: wpdadmin@ci.wasilla.ak.us