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Article: Los Angeles launches war on plastic bags
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- January 23, 2008
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Los Angeles launches war on plastic bags
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- In a bid to stop the scourge of
plastic bags, Los Angeles authorities approved a plan
Wednesday,requesting large grocers to reduce the use of plastic
bags.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisor said in a statement
that if no measure was taken over the next five years, the city
would impose an all-out ban on plastic bags.
The move was designed to dramatically reduce the number of
plastic grocery bags reaching landfills or littering streets, the
statement said.
The board also voted to pursue state legislation that would allow
the county and other jurisdictions to impose a fee on every plastic
bag used by shoppers.
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