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The Plastic Pollution Reduction Act of 2021 entered into force at the beginning of last year .
A 10-cent charge on all single-use plastic and paper bags at major retailers in the hope it would encourage the use of reusable ones.
A report from 9News claims that Colorado used 1.5 billion fewer plastic or paper shopping bags since the implementation of the act.
The fee amounted to $5 million in revenue.
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