HASSO HERING

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The plastic bag ban after 2 years

Written January 1st, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Right about now, at the start to yet another year, you’re probably not thinking about Oregon’s two-year-old bag law. But I was, because of the paper bags stacking up. The legislature passed this law in 2019, and it took effect in 2020. It banned so-called single-use plastic bags and required merchants to charge at least […]


 
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