#1The Paper bags from Trader Joe�s have handles
True and they very expensive and most stores will likely not offer them to customers for free.
#2 For a hundred years or more shoppers in Europe have had to provide their own bags and most used public transit or walked.
I’ve been to several European countries and have always received a bag when shopping..
I always carried small net shopping bags when in Europe, cheap, easy to store in a pocket.
Good for you. You should be proud of your Tikkun Olam.
It�s NOT all about you or NYers. The whole world is affected by the plastic mess in oceans, forests, etc
True, but why do our concerns need to be totally discarded?
FYI: According to the NY Times, quoting the Britain�s Environment Agency:
“You�d have to reuse a paper bag at least three times before its environmental impact equaled that of a high-density polyethylene plastic bag used only once. And if plastic bags were reused repeatedly, they looked even better.”
“The study found that an avid shopper would have to reuse his or her cotton bag 131 times before it had a smaller global warming impact than a lightweight plastic bag used only once.”