Grocery chain Trader Joe's even offers a small discount for customers who use their own reusable bags, and some cities, including Long Beach, are enacting laws to restrict or eliminate plastic bags altogether.
So far, Lopez's design has gained a respectable following, though market officials wouldn't reveal if Lopez has gained the most votes to date.
The winner will be announced July 26.
"Lopez's design stood out to us as being original, creative and a great representation of what Fresh & Easy means to him," said Roberto Munoz, Fresh & Easy's director of neighborhood affairs.
Lopez, a 2007 graduate of Cal State Fullerton with a bachelor's degree in communications, said he would like to use any potential winnings to help feed his large, extended family, spouse and friends.
"I love Fresh & Easy and have been shopping there since they opened up in Long Beach (a few years ago)," Lopez said. "A year's worth of groceries. I could supply all the food for our family barbecues, fill our refrigerator to overflowing. It would save us a fortune...and it would be personally fulfilling seeing that design on those bags everywhere."
El Segundo-based Fresh & Easy has become one of North America's fastest-growing grocery chains since opening its first store in 2007.
It operates two shops in Long Beach, one in Signal Hill and more than 170 across California, Nevada and Arizona, with dozens more expected to open in the next few years.
The reusable bags will be available at all Fresh & Easy markets beginning in August, starting at 99 cents.
Customers who have signed into the market's website can vote on the finalists' designs through July 10.
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