"Paper of Plastic?" Critique

I read a post titled "Paper or Plastic?" written by Nirmal Mulji. In the post, Mulji goes in depth as to why both paper and plastic bags are harmful to the environment and that in order to "produce serious change," Texas needs to issue a statewide ban on the two options. Though I completely agree that there needs to be change, I highly doubt the state of Texas will go for such a drastic change.

My proposition is that grocery stores such as HEB and Target should start using biodegradable plastic bags instead of regular plastic bags. Though, according to experts123.com, the production of  biodegradable bags will increase cost by about 5%, I believe it is a price we should be willing to pay for the environment. According to Bags By The Numbers, as pointed out by Mulji, "an estimated 14 billion bags are used in the US every year." This is a serious problem.

To reduce the cost of producing biodegradable bags, I feel like it would be beneficial to still inform customers that using reusable bags is the preferred option. However, if a customer does not have reusable bags or forgot them, the biodegradable plastic bags can be used as a last resort. This would lower the amount of biodegradable plastic bags being used in the first place thus lowering the number of bags needed to be produced.