Connecticut Plastic Bag Fee Resumes on July 1

The governor suspended the fee that residents are charged when using single-use plastic bags in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that will expire soon.

The executive order expires on June 30 and the state Department of Revenue Services said retailers should prepare to resume collection of the 10-cent fee on July 1.

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is encouraging people to use reusable bags.

DRS is reminding retailers that the temporary suspension of the state's single-use plastic bag fee, implemented by Executive Order on March 26, is expiring June 30, 2020. Retailers should prepare to resume collection of the fee on July 1, 2020. pic.twitter.com/2j7GmMgQMj
— DEEP (@CTDEEPNews) June 26, 2020