Bill limiting single-use plastics for Oregon restaurants, hotels passes Senate
PORTLAND, Ore. () — Oregon lawmakers are trying to crack down on the prevalence of single-use plastics offered at businesses statewide.
, which would ban restaurants and retailers from giving patrons single-use checkout bags, was approved with a 22-8 vote among Oregon senators on Tuesday. The measure would also prohibit business owners and hotel staff from providing utensils, condiment packages, or toiletry containers made of plastic unless requested by customers.
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During SB 551's , Sen. Janeen Sollman — the bill's chief sponsor — told legislators the policy would help local businesses save money in addition to reducing plastics.
'One colleague proclaimed to me, 'I love plastic,'' Sen. Sollman said. 'I want to be clear: this is not a ban on all plastic, but a mere drop in the plastic deluge of products we encounter every day… Plastic bags and small plastic containers cannot be collected curbside so it takes more of an effort for Oregonians to mitigate the waste and the bulk and ends up in our landfills.'
The chief sponsor added that major retailers like Fred Meyer and have already stopped providing plastic bags. She also noted that a 'prevalence of microfibers' has been found in local waterways.
Earlier this year, a revealed that small particles of plastic products were making their way into Oregon seafood. Out of the 182 fish and shrimp samples that were assessed, researchers detected 1,806 particles that were believed to be microplastics in all but two of the samples.
This is another advancement in officials' efforts to reduce use of plastics and other materials that could harm the environment. Oregon's went into effect in 2020. A started this year.
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But while a majority of legislators approved SB 551 as well, dissenters like Sen. Noah Robinson argued that its enactment would inconvenience customers who use plastic bags and it would rid retailers of their freedom to use the packaging of their choice.
The Oregon House's first reading of the bill is scheduled for Thursday.
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