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Plastic bag ban expands in Santa Barbara starting Friday

Flickr member Taber Andrew Bain

Santa Barbara's ban on plastic bags steps up a notch Friday to include smaller grocery stores, pharmacies and convenience stores. The initial portion of the ban that went into effect back in May only included larger supermarkets and major drug chains of 10,000 square feet or more. 

Customers can still buy a paper bag for 10 cents if they forget to bring a reusable shopping bag.

The ban was passed by the Santa Barbara City Council in October, 2013. Details of the actual ban can be found on the city's website.

California's statewide ban, which was signed by Governor Brown in September, goes into effect on July 1, 2015, with smaller stores exempt from the ban for an additional year.