Boulder May Charge $.20 Per Plastic Grocery Bag
Boulder is considering charging $.20 per paper or plastic bag for those who care to use them in the future. According to the Boulder Daily Camera, Boulder City Council will meet on Tuesday to discuss the future of the often maligned mode of material transport. In May, some council members wanted to ban the use of plastic bags altogether.
In public meetings on the proposed bag fee, most participants expressed support for the fee. However, in online comments collected by the city, negative comments greatly outnumbered positive ones. Some opponents wanted a complete ban on plastic, but most called the fee an unfair tax that would disproportionately affect the poor and those on fixed incomes.
City officials said some of the money collected in fees would be used to provide reusable bags to low-income populations, while the rest would go to educating shoppers about the benefits of reusable bags. Retailers would get to keep 4 cents to cover their costs.
Back in May, when the issue was first brought up, City Council voted 7-1 in favor of the ban, with one member absent.
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