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L.A. Moves Closer to Sweeping Ban on Single-Use Plastic and Paper Bags
City's Board of Public Works votes to urge mayor, City Council to adopt citywide ordinance banning single-use carryout bags.
Los Angeles moved a step closer to a sweeping ban on single-use plastic and paper bags Wednesday as the city's Board of Public Works unanimously approved a report urging the mayor and the City Council to adopt a citywide ban on single-use carryout bags.
The board voted 4-0 to endorse the ban on single-use bags and directed the Bureau of Sanitation to begin the environmental review process required under state rules. It also requested a draft ordinance from the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office.
In a 14-page report to be forwarded to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the City Council, the Bureau of Sanitation estimated the ban would go into effect in September 2012.
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