L.A. OKs ban on plastic bags at checkout
Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 00:50
in Mathematics & Economics
Council also imposes a 10-cent fee on paper totes. The law will be phased in over the next 16 months.Los Angeles became the largest city in the nation to approve a ban on plastic bags at supermarket checkout lines, handing a hard-fought victory to environmentalists and promising to change the way Angelenos do their grocery shopping.