Los Alamos panel holding hearings on plastic bags ban plan

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) - A Los Alamos panel is holding hearing on a possible ban of single-use plastic bags.

The Los Alamos Monitor reports (https://goo.gl/fmp6xq) that the Los Alamos County Environmental Sustainability Board is taking public comment on the proposed ban.

A citizen petition on a ban in April was presented to the Los Alamos County Council who sent the proposal to the board for further discussion and options.

The Santa Fe City Council voted in April requiring a 10-cent fee for paper bags. The Council approves the fee after the city’s ban on plastic grocery bags did not motivate enough people to bring their own reusable totes.

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Information from: Los Alamos Monitor, https://www.lamonitor.com