Paper bags have useful repurposing possibilities. They are a renewable resource. They don’t/can’t strangle turtles or dolphins. They are biodegradable. They don’t pollute.
We used them for DECADES without problems.
WHY are they being banned? I also don’t mind paying 5 cents for one.
Paper bags are GOOD for the environment AND consumers.
THERE IS NO DOWNSIDE to the use of paper bags.
Living in NJ, I wouldn’t be surprised if the true goal is to stop the primitives from littering. As the WASPs and others leave, the imported replacements and existing welfare caste don’t have the same habits.