Eugene residents adjust to plastic bag ban


Six months after its implementation, Eugene residents are adjusting to the city’s plastic bag ban.

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Six months after its implementation, Eugene residents are adjusting to the city’s plastic bag ban.

Tracy Brandt said he and his wife had long brought reusable shopping bags to stores, so they didn’t have to make much of an adjustment once the ban took effect on May 1.

A half year after the ban removed thin plastic bags from Eugene stores, Brandt seems to be representative of many consumers who are generally accepting of shopping without plastic bags.

Read more at The Register-Guard.


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