June 5, 2008 - Li Hui, in her 20s, paid 0.5 yuan (7 U.S. cents) for a plastic bag at a Watsons drugstore."I forgot that there were no free bags at shops anymore. At a small grocery near the Carrefour, the shopkeeper still offered customers free plastic bags. WHERE THE MONEY GOESThe PBRN participated in a hearing about charging for plastic bags in supermarkets on the campus of Beijing-based Renmin University in December.