The various other alternatives

• Use biodegradable bags made from fabrics.
• Ladies can fold a cotton bag or two in to their purses which can be used to quench their sudden urge for shopping.
• Nylon bags can be used and reused several times.
• Donate old news papers and magazines to small scale institutes that cut these old papers in to paper bags and packets.
• Use a wicker basket. (They can make a fashion statement today.)
• Educate the local retailers on the ill effects of use of plastics.