A new law passed by the Denver City Council will require shoppers to pay 10 cents for each plastic and paper bag they get from stores starting July 1, 2020. (CPRNews)
Denver shoppers will pay 10 cents for each plastic and paper bag they get from stores starting July 1, 2020.first proposed the idea
They also require natural gas and take a really long time to decompose. No one knows for sure because they’ve only existed for about 60 years, but some scientists estimate plastic bags “live” for another 500 to 1,000 years after your 10-minute trip from the grocery store is over. Shopowners will keep 4 cents to recoup upfront costs of the program and offer free bags, according to the law. Six cents per bag will fund city government initiatives to promote the program and offer free reusable bags. The new cost is a fee, not a tax requiring voter approval, because all the revenue is reinvested into the program, city attorney Kirsten Crawford said.
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