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A shopper carries a reusable bag as he heads to the grocery store in Frisco on Jan. 2, 2020. Only reusable and paper bags made from at least 40% post-consumer recycled content will be allowed in Breckenridge once the plastic bag ban takes effect in September. Photo by Liz Copan / Summit Daily archives Breckenridge Town Council decided Tuesday, Jan. 26, that compostable bags would not be exempt from the plastic bag ban that goes into effect in September and debated what type of reusable bag the town should distribute. Sustainability Coordinator Jessie Burley said a restaurant owner asked the town if compostable bags would be allowed once the ban takes effect. Burley said town staff does not recommend that council allow compostable bags to be exempt from the ban because of a lack of collection and compost abilities in Summit County. ....