Los Angeles Plastic Bag Ban Goes Into Effect July 1

The ban requires retailers to provide recyclable paper bags, or reusable bags either for sale or at no cost, to consumers, and defines the prohibited items as "any bag made predominantly of plastic derived from either petroleum or a biologically-based source, such as corn or other plant sources, which is provided to a customer at the point of sale." The ban includes recyclable and compostable plastic bags, although recyclable plastic bags at least 2.25 mil thick which have a minimum lifespan of 125 uses may be used. Customers are still allowed to use bags of any type that they bring to the store themselves.