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December 4, 2025
Crews sort recyclables at West Van Material Recovery Center in November 2023. The state’s ban on single-use plastic bags appears to be having little impact on reducing plastic coming into landfills and recycling centers. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Cost of plastic bags to rise 4 cents

Shoppers in Washington will soon begin paying 4 cents more per plastic bag at grocery stores and other retailers. The price for plastic bags will increase to 12 cents a bag, plus tax, on Jan. 1, but the bags themselves won’t be any thicker.