I agree about the advice to reuse the stuff you have; that is what I do. Reuse is better than recycle. You can also give to someone else who does not have it if

I agree about the advice to reuse the stuff you have; that is what I do. Reuse is better than recycle. You can also give to someone else who does not have it if you no longer need it and they do need it. However, sometimes the bag is not needed at all and you can carry it by hand. They should not ban the plastic bag you already have; only to restrict manufacturing new ones (although there may be other problems with that, which the article also mentions, and they have to figure out how to do with that, too).