Jason Atkinson is WRONG on to Support Ethane Bag Ban & Paper Bag Tax

February 9, 2011

I sent him an email this morning responding to this quote: “What makes this work really well is that Oregon doesn’t make anything that is plastic, but we do grow a lot of trees.” He told me he mispoke. Find out why after the jump.

Jason,
You mentioned in an article in the news this morning as saying this:

“What makes this work really well is that Oregon doesn’t make anything that is plastic,” he said. “But we do grow a lot of trees.”

This connotes that there will be little or no economic impact on Oregon in banning “plastic” [ethane] bags. But these Oregon manufacturers and distributors might be wondering if they’re next. I might have missed a few when I put up this list on my blog last year, but many may still be in business.
One more thing. If we’re now confronting yet another new argument that bags are “featherweight,” then perhaps they should be heavier. Just a thought.

Buck Rock Enterprises – Trail, OR

Manufacturer

http://www.buckrockbags.com/capabilities.ht…

Company Profile: Custom manufacturer of plastic bags, pouches, & webbing straps. Materials include lightweight nylons to heavy ballistic, a variety of weights of fabrics & sizes of products. Capabilities include full pattern-making, cutting, & sewing capabilities as well as finishing hardware.

Pacific Packaging – Portland, OR -no grocery bags

Distributor, Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer

Company Profile: Manufacturer & distributor of printed plastic handle bags & pouches. Bags & pouches are available in materials including OPP, PET, LLDPE & LDPE. Custom reverse, rotogravure & flexographic printing available in up to nine colors. Options include carry holes, de-gassing valves, handles, tape seals, spouts,…

Pak-Sel – Portland, OR no grocery bags

Distributor, Manufacturer

Company Profile: Trade sho

Plastimayd – Oregon City, OR

Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company

Company Profile: Flexible Vinyl Canvas & Reinforced Vinyl Products

ecoSolutions Intl. – Ashland, OR 9 employees

Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer

Company Profile: Sourcing, developing & marketing eco-friendly products & materials. Stretch wrap, biodegradable shopping bags, compostable bags & reusable bags.

xpedx – Portland, OR

Distributor

Company Profile: Distributor Of Adhesives, Plastic Bags, Film, Tape

Omnipak Corp. – Portland, OR

Distributor

Company Profile: Distributor of of shipping labels, poly bags, packaging materials, truck placards & janitorial supplies.

Packaging Plus – Corvallis, OR

Custom Manufacturer, Service Company

Company Profile: Assembly & packaging, testing, inspection, warehouseing, remanufacturing, labeling, package design, prototyping, assembly, fulfillment, cutting, glueing, soldering, stapling Service

RJS Industrial Distributing – Eugene, OR

Distributor, Manufacturers’ Rep

Company Profile: Distributor & rep of plastic bags.

Bagit System – Dundee, OR

Manufacturer

Company Profile: Manufacturer Of Plastic Bags

Allstate Plastic Bags – Portland, OR

Manufacturer under 50 employees/ most business over seas

Company Profile: Manufacturer Of Plastic Bags

McDowell Bag Co. – Portland, OR

Distributor, Custom Manufacturer

Company Profile: Distributor Of Bags

Friedman Bag Co. – Portland, OR

Manufacturer

Company Profile: Manufacturer of burlap bags.

NWmaterialsmart – Portland, OR

Service Company

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Jason Atkinson is WRONG on to Support Ethane Bag Ban & Paper Bag Tax

February 9, 2011

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