EUGENE, Ore. – The fight to ban plastic bags is heating up again in Oregon.
Last year, a bill to ban plastic bags failed but now a newly proposed bill would apply to all retailers throughout the state,
The Senate Bill 536 would not only ban plastic bags but also paper bags made of less than 40 percent recycled materials.
Gus Gates of the Surfrider Foundation in Portland said the bill is a step in the right direction to prevent plastic bags from polluting the environment.
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