Oregon Bans Retail Plastic Shopping Bags

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It's good to use tote bags regularly, but plastic bags can be reused as garbage bags, and paper bags can be recycled or even composted.  Sometimes that will be easier for people than having to bring the right bag(s) with them.  The main problem with plastic bags I think is when they end up as litter.

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how is this different than a five cent tax on bags? Calling it a ban seems overly dramatic and counterproductive.

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From what I've read,  it's plastic bags that are thinner than 4 mils (0.004 inches) that are actually banned.   

The 5 cent tax applies to thicker plastic bags (think turkey bags) and paper bags.

Is a thin plastic bag worse for some reason?

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how is this different than a five cent tax on bags? Calling it a ban seems overly dramatic and counterproductive.

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From what I've read,  it's plastic bags that are thinner than 4 mils (0.004 inches) that are actually banned.   

The 5 cent tax applies to thicker plastic bags (think turkey bags) and paper bags.

Is a thin plastic bag worse for some reason?

They're used more in mass numbers, and also recycling machines that process plastic waste can't process them and they frequently cause jams.

If the thinner plastic bags are banned, stores will use more of the thicker bags instead.  And any plastic bags I don't think are normally recyclable in curbside recycling whatever their thickness.