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Oregon is Moving Toward a Plastic Bag Ban

A new House Bill could ban grocery stores from giving out single-use plastic bags
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The City of Bend voted on a decision back on December 5 to reduce the use of single-use plastic bags, a plan that will officially go into effect on July 1. However, the whole state of Oregon might also be following in that same direction with House Bill 2509.

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Where to recycle those plastic bags
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I try to be kind to our environment. I don’t wash my car, sort my recycling like a good American and do my best to avoid using disposable grocery bags while shopping at the store. 

“Do my best” is the key phrase here. I’m only human, unfortunately, and a very forgetful human at that. While […]

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