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Working To Expand The Plastic Bag Ban

Take a guess at how many bags are used at stores in Oregon over the course of a year. 

Multiply 3.8 million by your best guess on use per person, and we get… 1.7 billion, by some estimates.  Eugene banned the single-use plastic bags last spring, and Ashland's city council will hear from proponents of a similar ban this week.  Hear the arguments and join us with your view.  
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.