A new Los Angeles city ordinance taking effect Tuesday will outlaw single-use plastic bags at mom-and-pop convenience stores.
The ban comes two years after city officials voted to phase out the use of plastic bags, a move clean-water advocates said would reduce the amount of trash in landfills, the region's waterways and the ocean.
In January, big-chain grocers and supermarkets started charging shoppers 10 cents for paper bags at the checkout. But the law has not totally eliminated plastic bags. Some stores sell thicker, reusable plastic bags for 15 cents or more.
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