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https://www.greenbiz.com/article/plastic-bag-bans-can-backfire-if-consumers-just-use-other-plastics-instead https://www.greenbiz.com/article/plastic-bag-bans-can-backfi... Plastic bag bans can backfire if consumers just use other plastics instead Rebecca Taylor Friday, April 12, 2019 - 12:30am ... My research has evaluated carryout bag regulations from many angles. In a recent study, I examined how plastic carryout bag bans in California have changed the types of bags people use at checkout, as well as these bans’ unintended impacts on consumer purchasing habits. My results showed that bag bans may not reduce total plastic usage if people begin purchasing trash bags to replace the carryout bags they were previously reusing for their garbage. As this finding shows, well-intended product bans can have unintended consequences. ...