Bag Fees

[3beansalad]

Sam's Club yesterday. I suppose they'll be gone next year, or sooner.

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[Hummer]

Sam's Club yesterday. I suppose they'll be gone next year, or sooner.

At two cents a bag, that really accentuates the ripoff of consumers by the state and the counties. Consider too, that the cost of supplying the bags was borne by grocers or other vendors but actually wrapped into the cost of goods so it was always paid for by the consumer. By collecting a fee they are actually (over)charging you a second time for a bag you've already paid for.

[ray1970]

Let?s don?t forget, all of this charging for bags is only temporary.

Starting in 2024 they won?t be offering you paper or plastic bags at all and you?ll have to remember to bring your own bags with you.

[eddiememphis]

https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com...astic-bag-law/

Great article.

The law's official findings all relate to plastic. There are no legislative findings about paper. Then why is the measure targeted at paper bags as well as plastic?

Retail food facilities in schools also are exempt. Why? Are bags in schools less polluting than bags in stores?

Hidden in a cross reference is the fact that the only schools exempt are public schools, potentially including public universities. Yet private schools usually are on a tighter budget than public schools. Are bags in public schools less polluting than bags in private schools?

Here are some more realistic options:

* Sponsor an initiative petition drive to give Coloradans a chance to vote on this law. (If you are interested in helping, let me know.)

* Take advantage of the fact that sometimes bad actors are incompetent as well as bad. The sponsors of HB 21-1162 left a loophole, and we should insist that retailers use it. You see, HB 21-1162 applies only to bags provided "at the point of sale"?that is, at the cash register. Insist that retailers stack take-home plastic and paper bags for customers near the deli or dairy section. Customers can pick them up, put them in their carts, and wheel them to checkout. Perfectly legal.

And much more.

[arbol]

When I get takeout from McDonalds, and they put it in a bag, am I paying extra now for the bag?

I liked somebodies idea above about carrying plastic bags, and whipping them out, when required.

-John

[arbol]

Bags. Don't leave home without them.

-John

[brutal]

I'm going to develop a tactical high capacity man portable mobile bag dispenser and watch the heads explode.

[StagLefty]

Finally a use for all those nice Christmas bags under the sink !!! I have to laugh at paying .10 for bags that the handles rip off or the bottom splits open. No Thank You.

[buffalobo]

Finally a use for all those nice Christmas bags under the sink !!! I have to laugh at paying .10 for bags that the handles rip off or the bottom splits open. No Thank You.

I asked about the "warranty" on defective bags last night at KS. It made the clerk stutter.

If you're unarmed, you are a victim.

[ray1970]

Just went to Kohl?s with the wife. Everything fit in one bag. It asked something about how many bags you used and she hit zero.

As we left with our items in one bag I was nervous we were going to be tackled to the ground and charged with theft for not paying for the bag but it didn?t happen.