LA Bans Disposable Plastic Shopping Bags
I have blogged about how you should switch to the reusable shopping bags. I’ve also blogged about uses for your disposable plastic bags, but if you live in Los Angeles, you won’t have much need for that blog anymore because LA, home to 4 million people, has become the largest municipality in America to ban plastic shopping bags. (This image is from MorgueFile.) The city council approved the ban by a vote of 13 to 1. Environmental groups campaigning for this ban elicited the help of celebrities such as John Cusack, Edward Norton, and Julia Roberts. This ban won’t take … Continue reading