Sustainability board now supports plastic bag ban or fee; Lawrence to consider both options

City leaders will now also be considering an outright ban of plastic disposable bags in addition to a previously proposed disposable bag fee.

The Lawrence Sustainability Advisory Board previously recommended that the city charge a 16-cent fee for disposable plastic and paper bags, but it has since updated that recommendation to indicate it would also support a ban. The board issued a statement of support for a ban should a ban be “deemed most feasible by city staff,” according to a city staff memo provided this week to the City Commission.