Retailers
Fact Sheets, Fliers, Other Information
- Bag Tax Registration & Payment System
- Tips For Cashiers (pdf)
- Carryout Bag Law for Restaurants (pdf)
- Montgomery County’s Carryout Bag Law: The Basics for Retailers (pdf)
News Releases
- Leggett Signs Carryout Bag Bill into Law in Special Ceremony; Law to Become Effective January 1, 2012
- Leggett Proposes Five-cent Charge on Paper, Plastic Carryout Bags Provided by Retailers to Encourage Use of Reusable Carryout Bags, Enhance the Environment; Funds Dedicated to Water Quality Protection
In the News
- Reusable bags pose no risks - (Montgomery Gazette, November 30, 2011)
- Montgomery County Prepares For Bag Tax - WAMU 88.5 Radio, Matt Bush; November 16, 2011
- Bag Tax Hits Montgomery County In 2012 - WAMU 88.5 Radio, Matt Bush; October 10, 2011
- Montgomery County’s sensible plastic bag tax - Washington Post Editorial; May 4, 2011
Photos
- GreenWheaton - Volunteers distributed free reusable shopping bags to shoppers waiting for Black Friday sales at Westfield Wheaton (see photo)
- Press Event - Launch of Public Outreach Campaign for County's New Carryout Bag Law, November 16, 2011 (see press event photos)
