I definitely understand that this bag can be reused. I thought the point of banning bags was so people would bring their own bag, perhaps have to pay a bag tax

I definitely understand that this bag can be reused. I thought the point of banning bags was so people would bring their own bag, perhaps have to pay a bag tax or whatever. I don't see how these bags made it better at all - in fact it's much worse. The bags will be used (or discarded) exactly the same as the cheaper ones - it's just wasting 3x the amount of plastic. It just seems like a policy designed to reduce trash was twisted in it's interpretation and will actually generate way more trash. It's absurd!