State of Colorado Grocery Bag Fee
Under a bill passed by the Colorado State Legislature in 2021, the State will place a 10-cent fee on all single-use disposable bags supplied by retailers to customers (plastic and paper bags) starting January 1, 2023. The bill bans single-use plastic bags and polystyrene to-go food containers starting January 1, 2024. There are exceptions, please see the outline below of the Fee on Disposable Bags.
According to Colorado law, the $0.10 checkout bag fee required as of January 1, 2023, only applies to large retailers and grocery stores. These stores generate more plastic and paper bag waste compared to smaller stores. Additionally, most of these larger stores already have systems in place to collect and remit the $0.10 fee on plastic and paper bags.
This does not affect any establishments located in the Town of Grand Lake.
