L.A. council moves ahead on ban of paper and plastic bags
Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 00:30
in Mathematics & Economics
The L.A. City Council will consider a committee's recommendation that paper and plastic bags be banned in phases from supermarket checkout lines.A Los Angeles City Council committee moved forward Wednesday with a plan to end the use of paper and plastic bags at supermarket checkout lines, saying such a move would spur consumers to switch to more environmentally friendly reusable ones.