date:Jun 19, 2013
supermarkets to drug stores that sell groceries, and the plan has the support of both environmentalists and the California Grocers Association.
City officials estimate the ordinance would eliminate 2 billion plastic bags a year after if it goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2014, for large stores and six months later for smaller establishments.
First, the measure must return to the City Council next week for another vote so it can be officially adopted.
We've seen plastic bags clogging our gutters,