That would be a perfect example of something that should go into the EnergyBag. The EnergyBag could be converted into a diesel substitute. It could be converted into a methanol, which could then be turned into any form of plastic. Again, it's going to be up to both policy-makers and consumers to do that very thing.
Now, I would not engage in civil disobedience. That would actually create quite a bit of a problem at the local recycler and have all of the plastic end up in the garbage. The recycling would be cross-contaminated and it would make it more difficult to sort.
That being said, if we were to implement a program like EnergyBag, you'd be able to educate consumers to do the very thing you're trying to do, which is avoid those plastic bags going to waste.