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MUNICIPALITIES BANNING THE USE OF PLASTIC BAGS

Posted by Jim Bonaventura, CDC on 5 July 2011

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The County of Los Angeles will begin enforcement on a ban of carryout plastic bags on Friday, July 1, 2011. Adopted by the county's board of supervisors on November 16, 2010, the ordinance will require all supermarkets and large retail stores to cease handing out disposable plastic bags, and charge $0.10 per paper bag given to customers. Smaller grocery stores, eateries and other retail establishments have until the end of the year to comply, with enforcement beginning for them on January 1, 2012.

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