Plastic bag, foam take-out container bans pass House

SALEM — Plastic grocery bags and Styrofoam takeout containers may become a thing of the past in Oregon.

The Oregon House voted 32-28 on Tuesday, April 23, to prohibit retailers and restaurants from serving food to customers in polystyrene containers, and 42-18 on Thursday, April 25, to ban retailers and restaurants from providing “single-use” bags to customers at checkout.

The first bill includes a ban on polystyrene cups, plates, bowls and takeout containers. The second…