/tags/plastic-bag plastic bag en-US Copyright Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:30:29 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-09-24/california-governor-signs-law-banning-all-plastic-shopping-bags-at-grocery-stores “Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:30:29 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-09-24/california-governor-signs-law-banning-all-plastic-shopping-bags-at-grocery-stores AP Staff /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-10-20/ashland-heads-for-a-bag-ban California recently passed a statewide ban on plastic bags, but Oregon still handles the issue on a city-by-city basis. And Ashland is joining the list of… Mon, 20 Oct 2014 17:10:10 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-10-20/ashland-heads-for-a-bag-ban Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-04-21/ashland-bans-the-bags-single-use-bags-on-way-out In the absence of state regulations, many cities around the country are banning plastic single-use bags from store checkout counters. The City of Ashland… Mon, 21 Apr 2014 17:10:20 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-04-21/ashland-bans-the-bags-single-use-bags-on-way-out Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2013-11-18/working-to-expand-the-plastic-bag-ban Take a guess at how many bags are used at stores in Oregon over the course of a year. Multiply 3.8 million by your best guess on use per person, and we… Mon, 18 Nov 2013 18:28:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2013-11-18/working-to-expand-the-plastic-bag-ban Geoffrey Riley