Cloth bags------>plastic bags------->back to cloth bags!!
Just felt like sharing this picture of my local grocery store's grocery bag. Basically, we are back to square one, using a cloth bag for our grocery shopping needs, after using plastic bags and paper bags for years. In our opinion, I think our forefathers were more environment conscious, and were wiser in making use of non-disposable products (not because disposables weren't easily available back then, but because disposables weren't environment-friendly).
My city is busy in promoting the use of cloth bags for shopping needs, here in California.