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Los Angeles To Become Largest U.S. City To Ban Plastic Bags
yahoo.com 6 days, 16 hours ago(Reuters) - The Los Angeles City Council voted on Wednesday to ban the use of plastic bags in grocery stores, setting the stage to become the largest American city to date to implement such a measure. The 13-1 vote kicks off a process that will include a four-month environmental review, a second vote to formally adopt an ordinance, and a six-month grace period for the roughly 7,500 grocers within the limits of the second-largest U.S. city. Smaller grocers will have 12 months to phase out the bags. ...
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LA Becomes Largest US City With Plastic Bag Ban
msnbc.com 6 days, 23 hours agoWithstanding a strong lobby from the plastic bag industry, the Los Angeles City Council overwhelmingly approves a ban on single-use plastic bags and a 10-cent fee on paper bags.










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