[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

City Council members and environmental activists say plastic bags pollute waterways, harm wildlife, clog drainage systems and often end up as unsightly litter or landfill trash. But others say paper bags also cause environmental harm, taking as much or more energy to make and transport.

The obvious unasked question is how much will contagious disease increase as reusable cloth bags are brought into stores to be handled over and over. Idiots.

[KansasGirl]

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/10/25/2719523/reusable-bags-carry-germs-along.html

[MrEdd]

According to any simple internet search, the evidence is in and this will indeed lead to a fair amount of food poisoning.