Today, someone who shall remain nameless for this post, went against their normal routine and did a quick shopping stop at the local Safeway. Normally the grocery shopping is done at a different store or at the Co-Op the next town over. Re-usable shopping bags are also normally on hand. Today a quick distracted stop resulted in this... Over 2 dozen plastic bags for 32 items! Toddlers were distracting the otherwise eco-conscious shopper and every bag was doubled up by the checker. After doubling the bags, only a few items were placed into each set - if you are going to double up the bags then at least fill them!
I will save the rant and get to the content as I am sure that I would be preaching to the choir on here. I wanted to figure out what someone could do with all of these bags. Here is a list of some of my favorite options I found while searching the internet:
How to reuse these bag
- #2 or #4 bags can be recycled - recycle them where you recycle your other plastics
- Re-use them as garbage bin liners
- Cover your work surface while doing messy crafts
- Protect plants from frost
- Make yarn - what a cool idea
And my personal favorite
- Weave a basket or beach bag!
Besides recycling them, I found this to be the best use. Not only would it be a fun project but the lifespan of this homemade bag would allow for years of use. If it was made out of all the same #2 or #4 bags then it would also be recyclable when no longer usable.
Here is a link to a list of 18 ways to reuse plastic shopping bag if you would like to see more options.
What can you add to this list?
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