When House Bill 22-1355 “Producer Responsibility Program for Recycling,” was passed in 2022, those against the bill warned that the costs for the state-wide recycling mandate would eventually be pushed onto Colorado consumers.
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According to the Sum & Substance, an online publication of the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, the program aims to raise between $215 million and $267 million by charging between .02 to .90 cents per pound to producers of packaging materials used in Colorado.
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