Aurevoir les plastic shopping bags

Our local council has a great programme, where you can swap 5 plastic disposable grocery bags for a brand new reusable shopping bag. I took 10 bags in to the library and go two brand spanking new purple reusable bags. The South Australian Government is planning to ban all disposable shopping bags within the next 5 years and everybody is working to reduce plastic bag use. Personally I think that they are useful in small amounts. Where else do you get your rubbish bags?? So sensible programmes do make sense. Checkout operaters at the local supermarket now have to harrass you not to use disposable bags, along with asking whether you have Fly Buys (Loyalty Programme). Most don't give bags unless you ask for them if you are buying a small number of items. Bunnings Hardware stopped giving free bags and made free boxes available. I just have to remember to use the reusable bags. (Very hard)