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City Council voted against the plastic bag ban the Committee on the Environment passed last week. According to Philly.com, Councilman Frank 
DiCicco’s bill was rejected by Council this morning in a 6-10 vote.
Word is that
Good news – Philly is thisclose to banning an environmental catastrophe – in the form of plastic bags.
Yesterday, Philly’s City Council’s Committee on the Environment voted unanimously to approve legislation banning plastic bags used in supermarkets, pharmacies and stores. The typical plastic bags must be replaced after July 1, 2011 with recyclable paper bags, compostable plastic bags or reusable bags.
Part of the ban will also include
