(A) No business establishment shall provide or make available any plastic carryout bag (either complementary or for a fee) for any sales transaction or other use to members of the public, that does not comply with the definition of a reusable bag under § 92B.03 of this chapter.
(B) All business establishments that provide plastic barrier bags or double opening bags shall offer a recycling opportunity onsite for the recycling of any plastic bags or clean plastic bag film as defined by the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation RESTORE program.
(C) Nothing in this section shall preclude business establishments from making reusable bags or recyclable paper bags, as defined in § 92B.03 of this chapter, available to customers, by sale or otherwise.
(Ord. 2017-7, passed 5-1-17; Am. Ord. 2017-15, passed 11-20-17)