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Article: Los Angeles adopts proposal to ban plastic bags
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- July 1, 2008
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Los Angeles adopts proposal to ban plastic bags
LOS ANGELES, July 1 (Xinhua) -- A Los Angeles City Council
committee adopted a proposal on Tuesday to ban plastic bags in
supermarkets.
The proposal also bans foam food containers in city buildings,
the Energy and Environment Committee (EEC) said.
Under the proposal, the use of plastic bags will be banned at all
supermarkets and retail stores in Los Angeles beginning Jan. 1, 2012
if a bag fee has not yet been established, said the committee.
Consumers in the city of Los Angeles use 2.3 billion plastic bags
a year. For the average retailer, ...