The stats are faked. Just another avenue for control. The voters here in California enacted the statewide ban. I tell you, FRiends, it is a royal pain in the a**
Yes, I know, I visit relatives in California often enough.
Instead of the 10 cent tax, all they needed to do was REQUIRE retail merchants to have plastic bag recycle bins for their customers. Then social moral suasion can work to convince folks to just bring their plastic bags back to the stores.