The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to ban plastic grocery bags in unincorporated areas of L.A. County, affecting neighborhoods like Altadena, Valencia and Rowland Heights. The ban doesn't cover 88 other cities in L.A. County. Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky called the plastic pollutants, "urban tumbleweeds."
...The ban, which will cover nearly 1.1 million residents countywide, is to the point: “No store shall provide to any customer a plastic carryout bag.” An exception would be made for plastic bags that are used to hold fruit, vegetables or raw meat in order to prevent contamination with other grocery items...
Isn't it interesting in a town with 4 million inhabitants and the highest per-capita car population in the world that we are considering a ban on plastic bags in rural areas of L.A. county? Guess we've gotta' start somewhere...
