>  > reusables, since all they supply are cutdown boxes....  Wegmans 
>  > does still offer both paper and plastic as alternatives, and so 
far 
>  > doesn't have to charge for either (and doesn't, either), but 
then,
>  > I don't know if our (NYS) tax has gone into effect yet, or if
>  > Wegmans might be exempt from charging it since their plastic 
bags
>  > are only from recycled plastics or what....  
>  > 
>  RH> No one escaped here, except a few nonprofits using donated 
bags.
> 
> That's a case of re-use, anyway...
> 
I think the tax only applies to new bags, so they're safe.

>  RH> All of the stores took advantage of the situation to charge 
for
>  RH> bags, and some folks do pay it.  They're weird.
> 
> For some, I suppose that the convenience of the store supplying the 
bag
> is more important than saving a few cents.... (not reckoning that a 
few
> cents here and a few there DOES add up...)
> 
The paper ones are useful for dry trash, but not ten cents each worth 
of useful.