Newtown's Plastic Bag Ordinance: What You Need To Know

NEWTOWN, CT — Newtown's own plastic bag ordinance will fully go into effect Oct. 28. The ordinance bans businesses from providing or selling plastic single-use checkout bags.

Businesses can sell recyclable paper bags at a rate of 10 cents per bag. They can also provide or sell reusable bags of other materials. The fee is kept by the business.

The ordinance is technically already in effect, but allows a four-month window for retailers to use their existing bag inventory.

Connecticut's single-use plastic bag phase-out began Aug. 1. It starts with a 10-cent tax on such bags and eventually will ban them from being provided at grocery stores and other businesses.

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