Karoline Leonard

Karoline is BusinessDen's 2024 Dow Jones News Fund summer intern. She is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma. Email her at [email protected]

10 cents adds up: Here’s how much Denver has collected from bag fees

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Three years after requiring retailers to charge for disposable bags, Denver has collected $5.76 million, although the growth rate of that number is expected to taper off. The city said it has spent nearly $1 million of that, and a survey underway will help direct where the remainder of the money goes. Denver started requiring… Read more »