As far as the Colorado Court of Appeals is concerned, the 20 cents shoppers pay for paper bags at Aspen’s two supermarkets is a fee and not a tax. The appellate court’s ruling, made public Thursday, ...

ASPEN, Colorado – The city of Aspen has unveiled a proposed ordinance that seeks to charge grocery-store customers 20 cents for each plastic or paper bag used in sacking their items. The ordinance is ...

The city of Aspen’s 20-cent fee on supermarket bags has survived the scrutiny of the Colorado Supreme Court, but just barely. In a 4-3 decision announced Monday, the state’s highest court ruled the ...

The Colorado Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision announced Monday, upheld Aspen’s fee on paper grocery bags, finding that the 20-cent charge is not a tax because it offsets the costs of a municipal waste ...

The Colorado Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will entertain arguments from a nonprofit that claims the city’s 20-cent charge on disposable paper bags at Aspen’s two supermarket should have gone to ...

Aspen City Council on Tuesday voted 4 to 1 to ban plastic bags from the two grocery stores in town and place a 20-cent fee on paper bags. The new law will take effect May 1. Councilman Derek Johnson ...