plastic shopping bags

you've probably noticed a few more signs in grocery stores, and more paper bags being offered, or reusable bags. There's a reason.

Some Western Oregon cities already had bag bans, but now it's statewide.

bills are still 'stuck' in committee.

Fortunately, most of this movement is still confined to the West side, but it appears to be spreading. In an effort to combat the growing garbage and landfill space issues in the neighboring city to Seattle, Tacoma officials plan to vote in May on whether to adopt a cit-wide ban on plastic shopping bags.