The plastic industry claims these heavy-duty plastic bags can be re-used up to 125 times. That's how, by law, they are allowed to be called "reusable." ...

The bags are notorious litter offerings, oftentimes ending up in area lakes, rivers and streams. It’s also a way to avoid a complete ban on the use of commercial plastic bags, which are made ...

For now, some folks can’t avoid getting plastic bags. That includes people who rely on Instacart or other delivery services, which default to the heavy plastic versions now sold in stores.

I do my own grocery shopping and I reuse bags. But I can tell you that I’ve accumulated a mountain of reusable bags since the New York plastic bag ban went into effect in 2020.

Californians four years ago voted to ban single-use plastic bags, moving to protect the environment by doing away with the oil-based products that too often wound up in gutters and waterways.