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I wonder to what extent this is actually popular. I have a stereotype in mind of small but vehement and politically active groups getting laws like this passed while the majority of voters is opposed but not opposed enough to vote for the other party, but maybe I'm biased because I find the plastic bag ban where I live (not Oregon) so annoying. But not so annoying that I'd vote for a Republican because of it.
I thing getting rid of plastic sacks is good and we shouldn't have ever had them anyway. They only came into being due to misguided and low information efforts to "Save Trees" by getting people to stop using paper!
Just ban plastic bags completely and bring back paper. Then charge for the paper bags if necessary in order to incent re-use.