LA Approves Ban on Plastic Grocery Bags

The ban will be phased in over a 12-month period, and will impact an estimated 7,500 stores.

The wind blows a plastic bag around the beach near the Manhattan Beach Pier August 21, 2008 in Manhattan Beach, Calif., in this file photo. Los Angeles became the largest city in the country to adopt a ban on single-use plastic bags, passing the ordinance May 23.David McNew/Getty Images

Los Angeles became the largest city in the country to do away with plastic bags in supermarkets after the city council passed a ban on them May 23. The council passed the restriction by a 13–1 vote.

The ban will be phased in over a 12-month period, and will impact an estimated 7,500 stores, according to the L.A. Times. Council members, as well as supportive environmental groups and advocates, praised the measure.