Oregon Beyond the Bag Ban

Surfrider Foundation is working with our Zero Waste Coalition in Oregon to advance a number of key policies in 2025 to reduce plastic pollution. The Beyond the Bag Ban (SB 551) sponsored by Senator Janeen Sollman addresses some simple behavior changes across retail, restaurants and the lodging industry where some of the most ubiquitous and wasteful consumerism of single-use plastics occurs. The Beyond the Bag Ban would:

• Eliminate all plastic bags at checkout by 2027
• Require straws, utensils condiments and all other stuff be provided only upon request
• Phase out single use hotel toiletries by 2028.

Here's the no nonsense video to break the bill down for you or you can download our 1-page overview here.

We know very well the negative impacts of single use plastics in our environment, waterways and oceans. At the business level within the restaurant and lodging industry, we know these changes only stand to save businesses both money and cut waste. Working beyond the bag ban through policies that help evolve our, often unnecessary, consumer behaviors is an easy and cost-effective opportunity to reduce single use plastics in Oregon