Here in Ontario, probably most of Canada, grocery stores have been phasing out plastic shopping bags for a while. They are still available but the stores charge 5¢ per bag and they sell re-usable cloth bags for 99¢. The cloth bags are a lot sturdier and easier to use than plastic bags so it's an easy sell and people rarely use the plastic now. I'm just curious how many places around the world are doing this now. Of course WalMart hasn't gone there yet, that would be a huge reduction.