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CMV: The current outcry towards removal of plastic bags at supermarkets is justified.

First off let me get something straight. I am fully on board with getting rid of plastic bags. However I have a big problem with how it is being conducted as I'm sure many other people do.

The main problem I have is that supermarkets are removing the one way for people to throw away rubbish and food scraps. It is no good removing plastic bags while continuing to sell products that are wrapped in plastics. Supermarket chains obviously do not care about the environment and are only doing this to increase revenue by providing bags which cost and of which they know people will forget. 

I believe that before getting rid of plastic bags, these supermarkets should have phased out products made of plastic and other rubbish. Which they have not done. Which will eventually lead to people having lots of rubbish and no bags to throw them out in. Thus they will buy plastic bags and there will be no improvement in the environment. 

However if the supermarkets flat out refused to sell these kinds of products then that would be of much greater benefit. If all packing is recyclable then there would be significantly less rubbish, plus all food scraps will then be more likely to be used in compost. I guess I just find it hard to believe that people are applauding them for getting rid of plastic bags when it won't actually do any good for the environment. 

So what I'm looking for is for someone to show me how supermarkets not providing plastic bags and doing nothing else to assist is actually beneficial to the environment.
gpt
I think that you're in a minority when it comes to using plastic grocery bags as a primary method for handling rubbish.

A lot of people own a trash can that is bigger than a  grocery bag, and they purchase bigger, sturdier bags to line the trash can with. Plastic bags represent additional plastic waste above and beyond a trash can liner for these people, so it makes sense to try to eliminate this extra source of plastic waste.

I do agree with you that food packaging could be less wasteful. The nice thing about plastic bags is that they represent an area where we can very simply reduce the amount of plastic waste we produce, without dealing with hard issues related to keeping food fresh when it is shipped long distances and stored for a long time.