A 20-cent fee on disposable grocery store bags appears to have the support of four members of Aspen City Council — enough to pass the new law next month — but officials still have questions about how the hundreds of thousands in annual funds collected by the program should be spent.
Aspen City Council on Monday passed the “Waste Reduction Fee Ordinance” 4-1 on first reading, with Councilman Adam Frisch dissenting. The fee will get a more extensive public hearing on Sept. 12, when council will have the opportunity to approve final adoption of the ordinance.
The ordinance would implement a 20-cent fee on single-use disposable paper and plastic bags handed out at the two grocery stores within city limits. The towns of Basalt and Carbondale are considering similar ordinances, with Basalt Town Council holding its first reading on the fee tonight.
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