[BeetleB]

My reply will probably be lost in all the comments, but when they banned plastic bags here, many stores (Target, Safeway etc) introduced fairly thick plastic bags that they sell for 10c. The way they get around it is they label them as "reusable" - because they're quite sturdy/thick.

But other than being thicker and stiffer, they look just like the old plastic bags.

Most people I know don't know they're reusable (and probably don't care). So they use them as single use bags. It's only 10 cents.

Textbook case of unintended consequence of regulation.

Here's an example from WinCo:

https://peopleinparks.com/2019/02/07/dear-reusable-winco-bag...