Item 4: Ordinance Encouraging Use of Reusable Bags

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Grocery store. Any retail establishment that sells groceries, fresh, packaged, canned, dry, prepared or frozen food or beverage products and similar items and includes supermarkets, convenience stores, and gasoline stations. Pharmacy. A retail use where the profession of pharmacy by a pharmacist licensed by the state of Oregon's Board of Pharmacy is practiced and where prescription medications are offered for sale. Product bag. Any bag provided to a customer for use within a retail establishment to assist in the collection or transport of products to the point of sale within the retail establishment. A product bag is not a carryout bag. Recyclable paper bag. A paper bag that meets all of the following requirements: (a) Is 100% recyclable and contains a minimum of 40% postconsumer recycled content; (b) Is capable of composting consistent with the timeline and specifications of the ASTM Standard as defined in this section. Retail establishment. Any store or vendor located within or doing business within the geographical limits of the city that sells or offers for sale goods at retail. Reusable bag. A bag made of cloth or other material with handles that is specifically designed and manufactured for long term multiple reuse and meets all of the following requirements: (a) If cloth, is machine washable; or (b) If plastic, has a minimum plastic thickness of 2.25 4.0 mils. Vendor. Any retail establishment, shop, restaurant, sales outlet or other commercial establishment located within or doing business within the geographical limits of the city, which provides perishable or nonperishable goods for sale to the public. A vendor is a retail establishment. Single-use plastic carryout bag. Any plastic carryout bag made available by a retail establishment to a customer at the point of sale. It does not include reusable bags, recycled recyclable paper bags, or product bags. Undue hardship. Circumstances or situations unique to the particular retail establishment such that there are no reasonable alternatives to single-use plastic carryout bags or a recyclable paper bag pass-through cannot be collected. 6.855 Plastic Bag Use - Regulations . Except as exempted in section 6.865 of this code: (a) No retail establishment shall provide or make available to a customer a single- use plastic carryout bag; (b) No person shall distribute a single-use plastic carryout bag at any city facility, city managed concession, city sponsored event, or city permitted event. 6.860 Plastic Bag Use - Cost Pass-Through. When a retail establishment makes a recycled recyclable paper bag available to a customer at the point of sale pursuant to section 6.865(b) of this code, the retail establishment shall: (a) Charge the customer a reasonable pass-through cost of not less than 5 cents per recycled recyclable paper bag provided to the customer; and Ordinance - Page 2 of 3