To a liberal, if you pay for a plastic bag and it ends up in the landfill, it is not litter.
The Church of Gaia requires a donation for Mother Earth to cleanse the item and restore balance and harmony, thereby also cleansing you of your guilt, and restoring peace and harmony in your life. It is a true symbiosis and convergence of the spiritual and material. Only then can true wisdom be attained. It is therefore desireable to seek this enlightenment, even through imposition, for the species is more important than the individual.
Admit your guilt and submit unto Gaia, or perish under the weight of our taxes...
The newer plastic bags are cornstarch based & fall apart in about a year.