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1 Bag at a Time is a Certified Reusable Bag Maker in California. That means we have passed the rigorous testing required and our bags meet all the standards to be legally sold as a reusable bag anywhere in the Golden state.

The state of CA requires stores to buy some bags from certified bag manufacturers. Proposition 67, as the California Bag Ban is officially known, regulates every aspect of reusable bags. From thickness and strength, to usage and tagging, to fees and materials, the state has standards for different kinds of bags.

Is your bag legal? Find out by downloading our Whitepaper on the California Bag Ban. In five easy FAQs, we answer the questions you need to ask to know if your bag is legal. And if you are outside California, be sure to check out our Guide to Ban Bans. Wherever you are, the terms are the same, so we help you know what to look for.

But if you want to comply the easy way, just buy from a certified bag manufacturer like 1 Bag at a Time. The state has checked the details for you and has given us thumbs up. You can find us listed on the state regulatory site here.

Our 1BAG Standard Bag and all our other bags meet or exceed the standards of most bag bans and we’re happy to check the standards in your area to make sure our bags will comply with your local laws. Contact us today for a quote.

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I’ve Been Using Them for 12 Years!

I see your best seller guarantees 2 years of regular use – OMG – I’VE BEEN USING THEM FOR 12 YEARS! And still using them. I’ve used them weekly to go grocery store and washed them quarterly since I purchased them in 2004!! I haven’t purchased another bag since I bought yours.

I still use it to this day

I bought my first 1Bagatatime bag in 2005 from a local produce stand, Kordell's in Lake Oswego, OR. I still use it to this day in 2015 on a weekly basis. I thought it was a great idea then, and look, now every store asks "Do you have your reusable bags with you?"

The bags are exactly what we wanted

Every Earth Week, we give away 20,000 free custom reusable bags. 1 Bag at a Time is attentive and responsive and offers us great customer service! The bags are exactly what we wanted (and come in right on budget) and our customers look forward to them every year.

Allison Weinhagen

Director of Community Engagement / City Market, Onion River Co-op

The quality of the bags is so good

The Mountain Lodge Telluride has been purchasing top quality bags from 1 Bag At a Time for the past 5 or 6 years. We use the bags as a marketing tool for our Lodge and give them away in each room upon arrival so our guests can use the bags for local shopping and therefore cut down on plastic bags contaminating our planet. The quality of the bags is so good people take them home and re-use them. We have images of our property along with our name and website. I have seen our bags in Australia, Europe, South America and all over the United States. They are very popular and the marketing value is unbeatable.

Neil Hastings

Director, Sales and Marketing / Mountain Lodge Telluride

Excellent service

We’ve been a customer of 1 Bag at a Time for approximately 10 years and have always received excellent service, competitive pricing, and a top-notch product. Lisa is very responsive and great to work with

Norma Angel

Sr. Administrative Analyst / Santa Monica Public Library

We love our 1 Bag at a Time

We (here at LifeSource Natural Foods) love our 1 Bag at a Time reuseable grocery bags. Because we change our color combination and/or design with each order, our customers collect them and use them whenever they shop elsewhere. And, the customer service is great, too!

Roxanne Magnuson

Marketing and Outreach Director / LifeSource Natural Foods

Excellent customer service – with 1 Bag at a Time

At Harvest Co-op Market, we have been repeat customers for 10 years. We not only wanted a good quality, long lasting bag for environmental reasons, but we also wanted to be sure that workers were treated responsibly. We found both - along with excellent customer service - with 1 Bag at a Time

Christopher Durkin

Director of Membership and Community Relations / Harvest Co-op Market