To be fair, no restaurants have not waged this war. It's politicians, brother. We (restaurants) are the ones threatened with fines if we hand them out without being requested.
Fact is, more people are eating at home now than in recent past. It's over 85% of meals now consumed at home. A large portion of this, however, is take-and-bake, or 'heat 'n' serve', often packaged in single use plastics.