When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste. The ban ...
Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB Oregon’s ban on plastic grocery bags will kick up a notch under a bill headed to the desk of Gov. Tina Kotek. Beginning in 2027, Senate Bill 551 will ensure that retailers ...
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has passed Senate Bill 551, which is designed to eliminate all bags made of plastic film at checkout in restaurants, grocery stores and other retail establishments in the state.
SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon legislature has passed a bipartisan bill banning the use of plastic film checkout bags at restaurants, grocery stores and retail stores statewide. Senate Bill 551, ...
Lawmakers appear to be walking back a proposal to curb use of plastic products like disposable cutlery, condiment packets and tiny shampoo bottles, over concerns the bill doesn’t have enough votes to ...
The Oregon Legislature passed two measures April 26 aimed at controlling plastic waste: a ban on expanded polystyrene foodservice products, packing peanuts and coolers, along with a second bill to ...
Whether you’re looking to reduce waste, do your part in caring for the environment or live in a state in which single-use grocery bags are no more, then you may have acquired a stockpile of reusable ...
97% of us don't wash our reusable grocery bags, but should.