To me, there can only be 1 culprit can be behind it. That culprit would be the makers of the plastic bags themselves! I mean really, bringing your own bags to the market can now make you die! Ecoli virus among countless others!!!
Well, I tell you what……I myself have been using my own reusable bags going on my 5th year.  In all my carries,  eggs, poultry, vegetables, and anything else i may buy I have never, not once, even had a spill of any considerable size in one of my reusable bags!   If i did, I would simply take out the bottom plastic insert and wipe free any “contaminates” that may be there and we would then be free and clear of the problem.  If it were that bad, i would wash my washable reusable bag in cold water and line dry. 

Problem fixed.

It is clear to me that the makers of the plastic bags are acting purely from greed and cash money is their objective.  They do not care that coral reefs are dying by plastic bag strangle hold.  They do not care that the los Angeles River looks like the trash dump from the original movie Star Wars!  They don’t care that  plastic bags waive from trees in Central park like Christmas ornaments, they do not care that CA spends $30,000,000 dollars per year on trying to contain their plastic disaster and barely scrapes the top of it.

plastic bags have a strangle hold on our seas!

The bottom line is that plastic bags are one of our great plagues in the world and slowly but surely people are being made aware of it.  As rap group “Public Enemy” once said, “Don’t Belive the Hype!”  Its propaganda, and it simply isnt true.

If the plastic bag manufacturers had any real amo they would be showing us all the bacteria and sickness’s that have arose from places like Ireland and Austrailia who are bothworking on 10 years free of plastic bags.  If there were any truth in any of this they would maybe start there.

Bottom line, plastic bags hurt the Earth, stay strong, keep bringing your reusable bags, and dont believe the Hype!  It simply isnt true!

“Something as simple as this — plastic bags — is actually put way down on the list, when it should be a priority,” Compton said. “So, we have all these grants and all these people doing research, but we’re not down to the basic — let’s take away the harm we do to the environment.”

As far as plastic bag ordinances go, this is a majorly moderate one — nothing is being taxed or banned outright yet, all that has been asked for is a simple act of conservation.

Compton’s proposal doesn’t include soiled plastic bags, and wouldn’t stop stores from handing them out to customers.

“If you have (a bag in) a wastebasket and you have poured in fingernail polish remover and makeup and that’s your bathroom trash can, it’s dirty, throw it away,” Compton said.

She also said she would like to see a ban on using all plastic bags, but in researching the proposal found that’s not fiscally feasible for grocers to comply. For example, it would force grocery stores to find specialty bags for customers to wrap small items like their fresh vegetables.

So far Madison’s citizens seem cautiously receptive to the idea, though some question the enforceability of the law — and, indeed, it does seem to encompass a heavy gray area. How would one know when a bag is dirty enough to throw away? And how could evidence be collected, for once a bag is in the trash can or a landfill, it will be unusable enough regardless of where the dirt originated. Nevertheless, it’s an effort. The first offense would cost offenders $100, with fines rising up to $400 for multiple infractions. A steep fee, but perhaps a small price to pay for keeping the environment a little more plastic-free.