Hanging Plastic Bags For Reuse

By

hopeful

For the critics of plastic bags; paper bags waste trees. Canvas bags are unsanitary and carry germs, especially on the bottom where it sits on the floor and then on the counter - top.

My grandparents didn't spend their life worrying about all of the things that our generation worries about and they lived a long full frugal life. I admire this lady who carefully cares for and re-uses her plastic bags, and I think we should not be critical of her.

By Lola (Guest Post)

BE careful because plastic bags leach dioxins and if you store food in them, they leach in to the food. If you re-use the bags you are risking health to some extent because they are meant to be short term use only. I used to always reuse my bags too until I learned about this. Avoiding plastic in the first place is best.

By

bluethumb

Did you know that it takes 1,000 years for a plastic bag to decompose in a landfill? So, congratulations for saving bags for other uses, instead of filling up landfills! You can also, cut them into long strips and crochet them into purses, or other bags, like tote bags. Sometimes I use a plastic bag from a store, as a large ziploc bag for large bowls of food. There isn't a zip but you can just tie them shut and they work great!

By (Guest Post)

Hey folks!

Plastic bags are terrible. I know. And I need to switch to reusable canvas... I have no excuse. (Well, I could make some up....)

However, at the moment I am still the evil consumer of such things, and they DO get reused. I line small trash cans with them, and diapers of the extremely odiferous sort get expedited to the dumpster in them, etc... And when they start to pile up, I RECYCLE the paper towel tube left over when the towels are gone, and stuff the bags in. One tube holds quite a few bags, and then they will fit neatly in a drawer or cabinet. If I get too many, I take them to someone who's having a garage sale, or a thrift store that will reuse them.

Oh, yeah, and you can wad up a bag and shove it in the sink drain in case your stopper has disappeared. Kids....!

By (Guest Post)

Plastic bags are really bad for the environment and a lot of countries are considering banning them.

Have you considered, using a cloth bag instead, then you can also save on storage space at the same time.