By BETH PARKER/myfoxdc
D.C. residents are getting creative about how they transport their groceries. The D.C. bag fee took effect January 1.
Bring your own reusable bags to a store and you'll pay no additional fees. But paper and plastic bags will cost a customer five cents each. Some of the money goes to the retailer. Most will be spent cleaning up the Anacostia River.
It doesn't just apply to grocery stores. It's any business that sells food or alcohol.
The D.C. bag law can be complicated, especially when it comes to restaurants. Here's how it works. If a restaurant has what is called a "deli license" and has no seating, customers must pay whether they leave with a paper or plastic bag. But if you leave a sit-down restaurant with take-out or a doggie bag and it's in a paper bag, you're exempt. You don't have to pay the extra five cents. If you leave with a plastic bag, you have to pay.
D.C. says there is a bottom line. Bring your bags.
Maryland Delegate Al Carr and Virginia Delegate Adam Ebbin now say they will soon introduce bills that mirror the D.C. law.
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