North Andover Plastic Bag Reduction Ban To Take Effect

NORTH ANDOVER, MA — The town's plastic bag ban will take effect Jan. 1. Citizens passed the Reduction of Single-Use Plastic Checkout Bags policy at an annual town meeting May 16.

The policy was submitted in a petition by North Andover Citizens for Sustainable Living. The petition passed by a majority vote.

The policy requires any food establishment over 3,000 square feet of finished floor area to eliminate the use of single-use, disposable plastic bags and provide a recyclable checkout bag to customers.

North Andover Citizens for Sustainable Living has some reusable bags available for smaller businesses.

For more information on obtaining bags and more on the policy in general, go to the Town of North Andover's website.