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.

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