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"DENVER — After a year of the statewide fee on single-use plastic bags, the
Eco-Cycle recycling center in Boulder estimates between 1.5 billion and 1.8
billion fewer plastic bags were used in Colorado in 2023.
The center anticipates a greater reduction in use in 2024 as businesses phase
out the use of single-use plastic bags in most cases.
Eco-Cycle calculated its estimate by taking the number of plastic bags each
American uses per year on average — 365, according to
National Geographic —
and factoring Colorado’s population, along with reduction estimates from
several local communities.
Randy Moorman, Eco-Cycle’s director of policy and community campaigns, said the
reduction is crucial because single-use plastic bags are the number one
contaminant found in Colorado’s rivers and streams. They also are not able to
be fully recycled and instead have to be “down-cycled” into other products."
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
