Is the ban on plastic bags more beneficial or does it actually cause more harm than what we assumed?

Sources:2
Subject: Economics
Topic: Negative and Positive Externalities
Paper details:

For this short essay, I will need a well-written (one page) topic I would like to explore more in-depth. I would like to dive into the externalities of the plastic bag and their effect on the environment vs the plastic bag ban in selected states throughout the US and its effect economically. Is the ban on plastic bags more beneficial or does it actually cause more harm than what we assumed?

~DIRECTIONS~

– I will NOT need a formulated research question for this proposal paper.
– One sheet if possible max-two.
-Topic has to be related to political science or Economics ( which it is). Express the topic very briefly and think of issues you wish to know more about. ( I will provide materials of these issues regarding the topic)
-Second paragraph details what databases I searched and the keywords I used during research. ( I used *externalities on plastic bag ban*) Please include this.
-Include two entire abstracts from the scholarly sources I provided in the materials for the final paragraph.
-Identify two different types of scholarships (term in research) pertaining to the scholarly sources. Then note the independent and dependent variables.

_FORMAT DIRECTIONS_
1. 12 POINT FONT
2. DOUBLE SPACED
3. Cite in Chicahkzgo format.
4. Bibliography page