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Los Angeles became the biggest city in the country to ban free plastic bags in grocery stores following a city council vote Tuesday.
The 9-1 vote supports a ban that will take effect Jan. 1 for large stores, City News Service reported. Under the law, shoppers will have to tote their own bags, or pay 10 cents each for paper bags…