Saving Money on Trash Bags

RE: Saving Money on Trash Bags Post By laurel (Guest Post) (10/11/2007) For years as a single mom, I didn't buy any trash bags. I reused grocery store bags (both paper and plastic). You can fill a garbage can with carefully tied grocery bags (filled with trash). When you're really short of cash, save your money for food, not for plastic bags! RE: Saving Money on Trash Bags Post by keeper60 (28) | (07/20/2007) Profile | Contact I keep a couple (store kind)plastic bags in my car;I drive to my mailbox it's put in a bag,Several are put in my waste baskets through out my house.When I have an abundance;I give to resale stores.They also will take,boxes&newspapers... RE: Saving Money on Trash Bags Post By Betty (Guest Post) (07/20/2007) To save money on buying trash bags, you can use shopping bags for trash even placing one under the kitchen sink. When full, place these bags in your garbage container. No need for a liner here either because this container can be washed. Secure the top of the container with a bungee cord hooked to the handle. This will keep animals out of the garbage. Haul the container to the dump in the back of your truck. The top will not blow off if it is secured with a bungee cord. Result...less litter on the highways. RE: Saving Money on Trash Bags Post by ladyfalcon (1) | (12/01/2006) Contact When I go shopping and they ask, Paper or plastic? I say plastic, I even ask that they double bag when loading cans or anything heavy (saves them from ripping) , after unloading the groceries. I tape any holes or tears in the bags, put them in my "bag holder" and line our trash can with one each morning. I use a small trash can under the sink, and it's emptyed every morning and evening. RE: Saving Money on Trash Bags Post by AnnMel (34) | (06/21/2006) Contact Save the bags from WalMart or etc. Use them to line small trash cans. Or use them to fill with veggie peels, etc. They are convenient to carry from room to room as you are cleaning. RE: Saving Money on Trash Bags Post by DDSS2000 (35) | (04/30/2005) Contact We compost all veggie/fruit scraps, etc...egg cartons, coffee grounds, etc. Plastic and paper can be recycled and is dropped off on the way to my husband's work We've reduced our garbage down from 3 bags to 1 bag per week. RECYCLE whatever you can, even into a craft item or other usable item. RE: Saving Money on Trash Bags Post by Mr. Thrifty (123) | (04/30/2005) Profile | Blog! | Contact Some people have a 30 min exercise program everyday. I crush ,compact put trash inside trash and garbage inside jars and potato chips tubes cans,and have actually gone 5 days without filling a trash bag, Now, honestly I save soda bottles and reuse them many ways .Those cereal box bags are reused for refrigerator and freezer bags, Craft bags,even lunch bags. Those Grocery bags I use for cleanup .lunches or take them bag to one store that is sells there shopping bags if people don't bring them. The cereal boxes can be used for all kinds of crafts and such,or you can give your arms and hands exercise tearing them up into small pieces. In other words I save on trash bags by making big trash little and thinking of ideas to reuse some of the trash which saves money ,energy and trash bags. Happy Bagging Mr. Thrifty RE: Saving Money on Trash Bags Post by LadyDi#1 (2) | (04/30/2005) Contact Our newspapers are thrown in plastic bags and I use these when cleaning the kitty litter box, just tie them up and drop into your regular trash bag. I also use the plastic bags from groceries and shops to put messy leftovers, etc in before putting in the larger plastic bag. Helps cut down on odor too. RE: Saving Money on Trash Bags Post By Trudy in KC (Guest Post) (04/22/2005) Good idea - but it doesn't work everywhere! In Kansas City your trash is ONLY picked up if it is in a plastic bag! Other cities may have the same rule. RE: Saving Money on Trash Bags Post by hugmehugs (90) | (04/21/2005) Profile | Contact I don't know where Rebecca lives, but our trash collectors will NOT pick up the trash if it is not bagged! I always crush plastic bottles (just put them on the floor and stomp!) recycle aluminum and use my kitchen shears to cut up cardboard boxes. Crushing bottles and cutting up boxes save space, so you can get more into the bag! No Bags Post by ThriftyFun (3843) | (04/21/2005) Profile | Blog! | Contact This may sound gross or something but, there are alot of people that just dont have alot of money. and every penny counts.I have found that instead of useing trash bags just use your trash can. You really dont need to buy trash bags, They have to pick up the trash no matter if it is in trash bags or trash cans. You can also use your grocery store bags and cans or jars or whatnot for the messy stuff. By Rebecca Borgfield RE: Saving Money on Trash Bags Post By Delaine (Guest Post) (10/26/2004) With boxes and such I try to recycle. For some reason we dont have a place to recycle plastic. I dont place soda bottles or milk jugs in the trash can. I just go ahead and put it in the trashcan outside. RE: Saving Money on Trash Bags Post By mildred lane (Guest Post) (10/18/2004) I go to the $5 bag sale and reuse this bag. I reuse the plastic bags from the grocery stores. RE: Saving Money on Trash Bags Post by Jo Bodey (287) | (10/17/2004) Contact This may not apply to everyone but in country Western Australia I'm outside the pick up area for rubbish and have to trailer my own to the local dump. I use boxes as well - Coke can boxes or any type of waste cardboard box - you can stuff an amazing amount of rubbish into a Coke box! I then put them straight into the trailer without bagging. Regards Jo RE: Saving Money on Trash Bags Post By Jannie (Guest Post) (10/17/2004) I buy the large sized bags of dog food and when they are empty I use them to put in my kitchen trash can..It saves a plastic trash bag or two. RE: Saving Money on Trash Bags Post By Ann (Guest Post) (10/17/2004) We don't use trash bag liners. In the kitchen we use paper grocery bags in place of a trash can. It is under the sink and each day we empty the trash. Everyone has learned to not put dripping things into the trash. Throughout the rest of the house, we use plastic bags (like from Walmart) on trash day to empty the bathroom and bedroom trashes. Save Trash Can Liners Post by ThriftyFun (3843) | (10/17/2004) Profile | Blog! | Contact Most people have several trash containers throughout their house: kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, office, etc. Most trash that is tossed is dry. If you reserve one trash container for wet trash (kitchen would be a logical one), you can simply empty the others into it on trash day, instead of bagging them all individually. Saves on trash can liners. By Leann D