Eugene resident Robbin Titone admits that she likes plastic grocery bags.
Sometimes she forgets to bring reusable bags into the Fred Meyer store where she shops, so she carries her groceries out in plastic bags.
At home, Titone finds the bags handy. She uses them for lining trash cans, padding packages and collecting newspapers for recycling.
But Titone and other Eugene shoppers may not have a choice much longer if the city follows Portland’s lead and bans plastic bags from grocery stores and other retailers.
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