On January 22, 2013, the Menlo Park City Council adopted San Mateo County's reusable bag ordinance, which mandated a minimum charge of 10 cents per recycled paper bag or reusable bag provided at checkout.
As of January 1, 2015, the minimum charge increased to 25 cents per reusable bag. The ordinance applies to all retail stores in the City starting on January 1, 2015, and retailers may keep all revenue earned from bag sales.