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by kbelder 1147 days ago
Yeah, my bag use hasn't changed at all, except instead of getting 3 to 6 lightweight plastic bags on each trip, I spend an extra quarter, and get 3-6 heavy plastic bags on each trip. Very much a net loss, as they have to use at least five times the material.

(When paper bags aren't available. I've always preferred paper.)

Product packaging probably generates 1-2 orders of magnitude more waste than the bags holding the product.