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by i80and 359 days ago
Counter-anecdote, my county banned disposable plastic bags some years back, effectively ending the former plague of feral plastic bags flapping in the wind everywhere, but I basically never see people buying the cheap bags by the checkout counter.

People really did adapt by bringing their own bags.

(I live in suburb hell -- unfortunately, I'm probably the only person who walks to the grocery store, so car use is unaffected)

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> People really did adapt by bringing their own bags.

Maybe it is just my family, but in Eastern Europe, my family and some people do the same. We have re-usable bags that are not made out of plastic, but fabric, and we re-use them every time we shop. The reason for this is that bags are too expensive for what they are, so we do not continue re-buying them due to their high costs. No ban in place from what I know.