Why we need to strengthen Oregon's plastic bag ban

New Jersey Bag Ban Followed By Increased Use Of Plastic - Forbes

The Freedonia Group study, which was commissioned* by the American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance, found that the reusable bags New Jersey ...

In Defense of the Plastic Bag | Trellis - GreenBiz.com

The arguments for plastic bag bans or taxes are, by now, familiar. ... Proceeds go to “programs that fight litter and provide stormwater pollution ...

Ban the Bag in Your Town | Plastic Pollution Coalition

Step Two: Build the Local Movement – Before you get the city council behind a bag ban, you need to get citizens on board with the idea. We ...

Let's Stop Filling the World with Plastic Bags - Ocean Blue Project

There are plenty of viable alternatives to plastic bags for beach cleanup projects. Will you raise your voice with us to encourage SOLVE Oregon to ditch plastic ...

Banning Plastic Bags Is Great for the World, Right? Not So Fast

Bag bans cut this litter off at the source: In San Jose, California, a plastic bag ban led to an 89 percent reduction in the number of plastic ...

Tips: How to switch to reusable bags and make the habit stick

Plastic pollution, and plastic bags specifically, pose a problem for wildlife worldwide. With Salem's ban on single-use plastic grocery bags ...

There's no more plastic bags at Walmart stores in Oregon, Washington

As of October 2021, ...

Single-use plastics by-request policy - Portland.gov

Businesses can save money by reducing the quantities of single-use items provided to customers. Customers also want less disposable plastic. In a recent survey, ...

New Year Brings Plastic Bag Bans to States, Cities and Towns ...

As 2020 kicks off, the movement to eliminate the use of plastic bags is getting a boost. A spate of new laws and ordinances in states ...

Understanding Plastic Bag Bans Around the World [INFOGRAPHIC]

Carl Heastie, New York Assembly speaker, told the Associated Press, “The convenience of plastic bags isn't worth the impact they have on the ...

Oregon governor signs laws banning plastic bags, straws - Waste Dive

Requirements around bag thickness as well as handles for reusable plastic options may also limit the proliferation of more resource-intensive ...

Reactions mixed to Eugene bag ban - Oregon Business

Some shoppers interviewed Tuesday outside the busy Eugene WinCo grocery store said that a weak economy is no time to do away with plastic ...

Plastic bag ban | Programs and initiatives - City of Philadelphia

Plastic bag ban. Reducing single-use plastic waste and improving the environmental quality and cleanliness of our city.

My answer to Oregon's plastic bag ban.

If you didn't already know it, the state of Oregon has taken it upon itself to ban the plastic bags that you get at the grocery store.

New Jersey's bag ban to save environment backfires at staggering rate

The ban took effect in May 2022, forbidding larger retail, grocery and food service stores from providing single-use plastic bags to customers.

Eugene becomes latest city in Oregon to ban food service ...

OSPIRG Students has a track record of winning campaigns against plastic pollution. In addition to saving the historic bottle bill, students ...

Metro Council votes to support statewide plastic bag ban

"Plastic bags cause tough litter problems in our neighborhoods, significant issues at recycling facilities, and lethal harm to wildlife," ...

Plastic bag bans can sometimes backfire: Study - Yahoo

“We were hoping for positive spillover effects, like customers will be more environmentally conscious and consume less one-time use plastic or ...

Oregon Bill to Impose 5-Cent Tax on Single-Use Plastic Bags at Ch

After several unsuccessful attempts to ban single-use plastic bags, a Senate committee in Oregon voted to introduce a bill that would impose a five cent per bag ...

Jul 22 - Portland Passes Oregon's First Bag Ban

SB 536 would have banned plastic bags and placed a minimum price requirement on paper bags. Portland's ordinance places no charge on paper ...