Truckee contemplating plastic bag ban
Truckee is considering an ordinance that would ban all plastic checkout bags and require businesses to impose a fee on recyclable paper checkout bags.
The ordinance’s main intention is to stimulate reusable bag use, and in effect, reduce Truckee’s waste through a dramatic decrease in the consumption of single-use checkout bags. All money collected by a business under this ordinance would be retained by the business and used to cover its implementation costs.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, less than 5 percent of single-use plastic bags are recycled.
Truckee officials say the ordinance has the potential to eliminate the waste generated by plastic bags, while also having a 50-80 percent reduction in the amount of single-use paper shopping bags that are used and thrown away.
Staff is soliciting feedback from the community via this online survey, and from businesses via this survey link.
For more information, contact Nichole Dorr at ndorr@townoftruckee.com or (530) 582.2909.