How so? I don't see the connection between generating more trash, and punishing the less fortunate. If anything, banning plastic bags would be a better fit for

How so? I don't see the connection between generating more trash, and punishing the less fortunate. If anything, banning plastic bags would be a better fit for the narrative. Plastic bags are water resistant, and used to be more resilient and thus more reusable than paper bags. In some Asian countries, plastic bags are used to carry food, even soup, replacing more expensive containers.