Salem, OR, April 20, 2013 (PBBR) – Oregon Senate Bill 113 seeks to regulate single-use checkout bags in the state of Oregon. If the bill becomes law, it will: Prohibit all retailers from distributing any type of single-use bag (paper or plastic) to a customer Prohibit local governments from imposing…
PORTLAND, Oregon, November 18, 2012 (ENS) – Portland City Council voted unanimously Thursday to expand the plastic bag ban in Oregon’s largest city to include all retailers and restaurants. The expansion of the existing one-year-old ban on single-use plastic checkout bags will happen in two phases. The first phase goes…
PORTLAND, Oregon, November 12, 2012 (ENS) – Portland City Council will consider the outgoing mayor’s attempt to expand the city’s existing ban on single-use plastic bags during its meeting on Thursday. Portland Mayor Sam Adams, a bag ban proponent, has less than 60 days before he leaves office and Mayor-elect…
Corvallis Bag Ban Applies To All Retailers | Plastic Bag Ban Report Corvallis, Oregon, July 14, 2012 (PBBR) – The Corvallis City Council voted July 2nd to adopt an ordinance to regulate Single-Use Plastic Carryout Bags. The ordinance applies to all retailers with the exception of restaurants. The ordinance also…
The City of Portland, Oregon has stepped up to fight plastic bag usage within it’s borders. After the State Legislature failed to take action on a proposed statewide ban, Portland’s City Council voted unanimously to adopt their own “Single-Use Plastic Checkout Bag” ordinance on July 21st. (Read the ordinance) The…
Both For and Against, Oregon’s plastic bag ban bill has stimulated high controversy. The bill, SB 536 is being considered by the state legislature in this session. SB 536 has brought to the battle: Republicans Democrats the plastic bag industry grocery organizations indirectly related groups and of course, environmentalists Starting…
Fred Meyer Stores in Portland, Oregon, USA will eliminate plastic bags beginning August 1st, 2010. The plastic bag ban will be a test at the stores within the Portland city limits. According to the news release, the company has already tested the idea at their Hawthorne store. The experiment has…
A bill to ban single use plastic bags statewide has been introduced in the Oregon Legislature. The Oregon Legislative Assembly is currently in a month-long Special Called Session. Senate Bill 1009 would prohibit the use of plastic bags as checkout bags. The Bill was introduced by Senator Mark Haas and…
Becoming eco-friendly is possible, even if this concept is new to you . .
I do not mind the plastic bag ban at all..... I say everyone stop whining . . .
It was great to read about a younger generation drawing attention to environmental issues.
Just to follow up on what Andy said, in the UK some supermarkets now charge for plastic bags
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