OR: State Senator Wants to Outlaw Plastic Bags

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Bill would end choice of paper or plastic
By Scott Learn, The Oregonian
February 01, 2010, 8:45PM

State Sen. Mark Hass, D- Beaverton, is spearheading a bill, Senate Bill 1009, that is up for a hearing Tuesday in Salem that would outlaw single-use plastic bags at checkout. Paper bags would remain legal.

His plastic bag indictment: They contribute to litter, are minimally recycled, regularly gum up recycling sorting machines, harm marine life and are made from fossil fuels.

"I don't think people understand the true cost of these bags," Hass said.

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