scooterbug44
SoWal Expert
Oregon is on track to be the first state to ban plastic bags! They are also enacting a 5 cent tax on paper bags (min 40% recycled content) so people will be encouraged to use reusable bags.
Of course there are several groups who are exempt (restaurants, non-checkout bags, pharmacies, etc.) and the chemical companies will probably sue, but still great news!
Proposal would ban plastic bags in grocery, retail stores in Oregon, charge nickel for paper | OregonLive.com
"After years of wrangling, Oregon grocers and environmental groups are lining up behind a statewide ban on single-use plastic checkout bags aimed at cutting plastic litter and boosting the state's paper bag makers.
A draft ban proposed for next year's legislative session would bar the plastic checkout bags by November 2011. It would require at least a nickel charge on recycled paper checkout bags to cover their higher cost and encourage use of reusable bags, but would likely increase paper bag use even with the extra charge."
Of course there are several groups who are exempt (restaurants, non-checkout bags, pharmacies, etc.) and the chemical companies will probably sue, but still great news!
Proposal would ban plastic bags in grocery, retail stores in Oregon, charge nickel for paper | OregonLive.com
"After years of wrangling, Oregon grocers and environmental groups are lining up behind a statewide ban on single-use plastic checkout bags aimed at cutting plastic litter and boosting the state's paper bag makers.
A draft ban proposed for next year's legislative session would bar the plastic checkout bags by November 2011. It would require at least a nickel charge on recycled paper checkout bags to cover their higher cost and encourage use of reusable bags, but would likely increase paper bag use even with the extra charge."
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