I haven't been in a store that has wrapped produce. New one to me.
But i have seen stores selling meat, poultry, sushi and sandwiches covered in plastic wrap.

Good for you, using the same bag for years. Most people i have watched sorta collect bags, and throw out if they get soiled.

What i hate is people insisting that i have to buy the expensive plastic bags, because it will save the environment. While i know that more energy went into expensive plastic bag then all the cheap bags i would use. More energy means more waste to the planet.

It is not that i don't care about the environment, i do. And i make less trash than anyone i know. I repair and fix more things than anyone i know.

However, don't tell me (and force me) to do things that i know are more harmful to the environment, because... i don't know, because they sounded good when you heard them?

Paper mills are awful, smelly, chemical filled places.
Paper really shouldn't be used for bags. The only better thing about paper vs plastic is that paper breaks down under soil. Else, we are just paying more energy for less.

And as i responded to another reply. We should be burning all the trash to make energy.