Two Omaha city councilmen are considering an initiative that would require grocery stores to charge for plastic bags.

Council members Pete Festersen said the checkout bag initiative is designed to discourage the use of plastic bags in favor of re-usable bags. The initiative would require stores to collect 5 to 10 cents for each plastic bag. Festersen along with Council President Ben Gray are researching how Omaha could implement the initiative in Omaha.

Festersen told 6 News he’s tired of the bags littering parks, streams, trees vacant lots and landfills.