Where I live in Baltimore, Maryland, we have a much more recent single-use plastic bag ban which is very similar -- and I think has the same loophole, with even

Where I live in Baltimore, Maryland, we have a much more recent single-use plastic bag ban which is very similar -- and I think has the same loophole, with even the same 10 cent charge. I remember reading about it when the law was being rolled out, a few years ago. But I haven't actually seen any establishment at all offer those heavier allowed-for-a-surcharge bag, it doesn't seem to have become the same problem. I wonder what the difference is. Disposalbe paper bags for 5 cents a bag are also allowed, and definitely highly used.