and it takes 7 trucks to deliver the same number of paper bags as one truckload of plastic bags... and it takes 7 trucks to deliver the same number of paper bags as one truckload of plastic bags...What are old people going to do. Plastic bags are easy to deal with, paper bags, not so much. A lot more unwieldy, and larger. Old people are screwed. They can’t carry large paper bags or reusable cloth bags easily. And cloth bags are breeding grounds for bacteria.