Tbh here I was using the swirly bulbs for growing .,, Im now phasing them all out too. They are nice for noob grow and even bigger grows , but they are more harmful to the environment when disposing them.
I think by now everyone should be able to start using cloth bags or reusing the ones they already have. As far as which is better, paper or plastic, I believe paper is better since it can be composted and can be sustainably produced.
My house uses their own bags. Same ones over and over, I wish everyone did. It would save loads of materials and paper bags, well we need our trees. I hope the US bans plastic soon, Washington DC charges 5cents, that changes peoples perspective.