Shoppers in the city will have to bring their own reusable grocery bags or pay ten cents per paper bag.
Alex Kane / Alternet
The city of Los Angeles is starting the new year out with a ban–a ban on plastic bags.
On January 1, a new law kicks in that prohibits large grocery stores from packing up items into plastic bags, as the Los Angeles Times notes. The law makes LA the largest city to have such a ban. [Read more…]