 KVAL | A patchwork bag ban The Register-Guard Earlier this year it looked as though Oregon would become the first state to ban most plastic bags at retail checkout stands. Senate Bill 536 had bipartisan support and, more important, the backing of Oregon grocers, who came aboard because the ... Portland moving to ban plastic shopping bags at major groceries, retail stores Portland's proposed ban on plastic bags spe eds toward City Council approval Adams: Ban would kick city's plastic bag habit |