City to study bag ban

Councilwoman Jan Perry, noting lawsuits had been filed against smaller cities, said she believes "we have to do this right" before prohibiting the use of plastic and paper bags at markets.Daily News.

"I am for a prohibition on the use of plastic bags, but I am not sure we want to ban all single-use bags," Perry said. "But, before we do anything, I think we have to do this right, to study the environmental impact and the fiscal impact to the city."

Los Angeles has been studying various proposals since 2003 and the most recent recommendation from the Bureau of Sanitation is to ban both plastic and paper single use bags.