Plastic bag ban clears City Council

October 23, 2012, www.registerguard.com | “The Oregon Eugene City Council on Monday night flexed its environmental muscle, approving a ban on plastic bags and a statement in opposition to coal trains.”

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The Eugene City Council on Monday night flexed its environmental muscle, approving a ban on plastic bags and a statement in opposition to coal trains. The council voted 6-2 to ban thin plastic bags from all of the city’s retailers. On a closer 5-3 vote, councilors approved a resolution against the r…
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Robert Brothers ~ “Eugene will become the third Oregon city with a plastic bag ban, joining Portland and Corvallis.

The council also approved a resolution against the railroad shipment of coal through the city.”
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