[chimprich]

No, that is not my understanding of the paper.

It's 4 uses for a heavy-duty "bag for life" to be better for the environment than a disposable one.

As supported by this Environment Agency report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...

6 billion fewer plastic bags were issues in the UK after they started getting taxed. That's only a small amount of CO2 saved per bag, but not negligible on a national scale, and it's completely avoidable.

Plus you only have to have a very small percentage out of 6 billion bags escaping the standard refuse system for them to become an environmental problem in themselves.

I think it is well worth it.