Oregon lawmakers target plastic utensils, hotel toiletries with expanded bag ban

Lawmakers enact strict new ban that will require retail customers to change their habits: 'This is a good start'

Abington Township in Pennsylvania has just passed an ordinance to combat plastic waste. The new legislation will ban the distribution of single-use plastic bags, according to reports by PennEnvironment.  With over 50,000 residents, Abington Township ranks as the state's 12th-largest municipality. As a result, banning single-use plastic bags in the township can help significantly cut down on plastic waste. In fact, PennEnvironment estimates the m…

Oregon lawmakers target plastic utensils, condiments, hotel toiletries with updated bag ban - Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News

The bill would require customers to explicitly ask for plastic utensils, single-serving plastic packaging for condiments and plastic-packaged hospitality size shampoos, soaps and lotions By Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital Chronicle Since the Oregon Legislature voted to ban single-use plastic grocery bags and limit plastic straws in 2019, most Oregonians have grown used to bringing their own bags to the store and asking for straws. Now, lawmakers l…

Oregon lawmakers target plastic utensils, condiments, hotel toiletries with updated bag ban

Oregon lawmakers are advancing efforts to reduce plastic waste by expanding the state's plastic bag ban.

Oregon lawmakers target plastic utensils, hotel toiletries with expanded bag ban

The Oregon Senate advanced a bill Tuesday that would expand the state’s plastic bag ban to cover restaurant takeout bags and thicker plastic bags.

Bill limiting single-use plastics for Oregon restaurants, hotels passes Senate

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon lawmakers are trying to crack down on the prevalence of single-use plastics offered at businesses statewide. Senate Bill 551, which would ban restaurants and retailers from giving patrons single-use checkout bags, was approved with a 22-8 vote among Oregon senators on Tuesday. The measure would also prohibit business owners and hotel staff from providing utensils, condiment packages, or toiletry containers made of …

Legislature is back with another attempt at expanding control over regulating plastics

A newly hatched sea turtle is stuck in a plastic tab on a Florida beach. (Photo by Gumbo Limbo Nature Center)Due in part to an outpouring of opposition, a proposal that would have banned local governments from imposing regulations against single-use items like plastic bags, bottles, cups and cardboard died during the 2024 legislative session. But it’s a new year and a new legislative session, and nearly the exact same proposal won approval in th…