TRUCKEE — The town of Truckee is seeking community input on the possibility of doing away with single-use plastic bags. The proposal would ban all plastic checkout bags, while allowing area businesses to offer customers recyclable paper bags for an undetermined fee. All generated funds would be kept by the businesses to cover implementation costs. “(The) main intention is to stimulate reusable bag use and, in effect, reduce Truckee’s waste through a dramatic decrease in consumption of single-use checkout bags,” according to a town press release. Before any recommendations are made to the Truckee Town Council, town staff is requesting …
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