Carryout Bag Fee

The bag fee is a result of House Bill 21-1162, which provides the following:

Between January 1, 2023, and January 1, 2024, a store may furnish a recycled paper carryout bag or a single-use plastic carryout bag to a customer at the point of sale if the customer pays a fee of 10 cents per bag. On and after January 1, 2024, a store may furnish only a recycled paper carryout bag to a customer at the point of sale at a fee of 10 cents per bag. To date, the City of Manitou Springs has not elected to impose a higher bag fee, but the City reserves the right to do so in the future.
Beginning April 1, 2024, and continuing on a quarterly basis thereafter, any store located in the Town must remit 60% of the carryout bag fee revenues to the City and may retain the remaining 40% of the carryout bag fee revenues.

The carryout bag fee does not apply to a customer that provides evidence to the store that the customer is a participant in a federal or state food assistance program. The carryout bag fee also does not apply to materials used in the packaging of pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices, or dietary supplements or any equipment or materials used to manufacture pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices, or dietary supplements.

 

More information about the carryout bag fee can be found here: Carryout Bag Fee Additional Information