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Do bag fees actually help reduce waste?

Name: Do bag fees actually help reduce waste?
Uploaded: 2024-06-13T22:50:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 38 s
Description: It's been three years since Minneapolis implemented a 5-cent bag fee. But has it actually reduced plastic waste? And how much money has it generated? And where do the proceeds go? Erin Hassanzadeh investigates.

It's been three years since Minneapolis implemented a 5-cent bag fee. But has it actually reduced plastic waste? And how much money has it generated? And where do the proceeds go? Erin Hassanzadeh investigates.