Breckenridge, Colorado. March 31, 2013 – The ski resort town of Breckenridge, located 9600 feet above sea level in Summit County, Colorado, USA is considering implementing a fee on disposable bags, paper and plastic. The Breckenridge Town Council is proposing an ordinance that would require all retailers, not just food…
The City of Aspen, Colorado, USA has banned plastic bags and placed a fee on paper bags. After three years of studying and debating the issue of regulating plastic bags, Aspen’s City Council finally took action at its regular meeting Tuesday, October 11. City Council members approved an ordinance regulating…
The city is named from the aspen trees which proliferate the area. Photo credit: Doug Dolde[/learn_more] For almost three years now, the City Council of Aspen, Colorado, USA has been considering, studying, and discussing a possible plastic bag ban for the city. It started in 2008 with CORE (Community Office…
On August 23rd, 2011, the Town Council of Basalt, Colorado, USA, voted 5-1 to pass the first reading of an ordinance placing a fee on single-use bags. Known as the Waste Reduction Bag Fee, the Town Manager is responsible for implementing the new ordinance. Basalt is located in the Roaring…
The Carbondale Board of Trustees met on Tuesday, September 13th to vote on a proposed ordinance that would place a fee on single-use plastic bags. However, during the course of the meeting, a different decision was made. CORE (Community Office for Resource Efficiency) presented a document to facilitate discussion about…
[learn_more caption="Map of Area" state="open"] See a map of the Roaring Fork Valley region. This map is courtesy of the Tyrolean Lodge located in Aspen, Colorado, USA . Also learn about the nation’s first rural bus rapid transit system Roaring Fork Transit Authority[/learn_more] The Roaring Fork Valley region of Colorado,…
Telluride, Colorado, USA, eliminates disposable plastic bags on March 1st. Well known as a ski resort, Telluride is also home to most of the people who created the movie “Bag It”.(1) “Bag It”, the multi-award winning film about plastic bags, which will be airing on National Public Television starting April…
Becoming eco-friendly is possible, even if this concept is new to you . .
I do not mind the plastic bag ban at all..... I say everyone stop whining . . .
It was great to read about a younger generation drawing attention to environmental issues.
Just to follow up on what Andy said, in the UK some supermarkets now charge for plastic bags
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