City Hall: Commissioners Pass Plastic-Bags Resolution

28 July 2010, 3:18 pm

Portland City Commissioners today adopted a compromise resolution in support of a proposed statewide ban on single-use plastic bags [PDF]. The joint effort with the Oregon Legislature follows a recent push by Mayor Sam Adams (who voted on todays resolution via telephone because he was ill) to enact a Portland-specific ban on the petroleum-based bags. In response [...]... Read More »

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