Oregon lawmakers vote to expand the state’s plastic bag ban

Oregon lawmakers vote to expand state’s plastic bag ban • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Sen. Janeen Sollman, D-Hillsboro works on the Senate floor at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (Amanda Loman/Oregon Capital Chronicle)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 and restaurants can’t offer any form of plastic bags to customers at check out. That’s already true for most sing…

Oregon lawmakers vote to expand the state’s plastic bag ban

Beginning in 2027, grocers and restaurants will have to use recycled paper bags.

Oregon lawmakers vote to expand state’s plastic bag ban to stores, restaurants by 2027 • Lincoln Chronicle

By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Oregon’s ban on plastic grocery bags will kick up a notch under a bill headed to the desk of Gov. Tina Kotek. Beginning […] The post Oregon lawmakers vote to expand state’s plastic bag ban to stores, restaurants by 2027 appeared first on Lincoln Chronicle.