Comments on: 10 Ways to Reuse Plastic Bags http://www.deepnthought.com/archives/309 Deep...or NOT so Deep Thoughts & Opinions Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:39:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Brittany http://www.deepnthought.com/archives/309/comment-page-1#comment-48 Brittany Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:10:55 +0000 http://www.deepnthought.com/?p=309#comment-48 Thank you guys for both your suggestions and being the only two to participate! The crocheting with plastic bags sounds really unusual so whenever you get around to making one let me know! I think that would be considered pretty noteworthy. Take some pictures while doing so and one with you & the finished product. I know you'll have time when you are in Iowa :P! I'll share it on the blog, and send you your "green aid" if it's possible to crochet with plastic bags! Thank you guys for both your suggestions and being the only two to participate! The crocheting with plastic bags sounds really unusual so whenever you get around to making one let me know! I think that would be considered pretty noteworthy. Take some pictures while doing so and one with you & the finished product. I know you'll have time when you are in Iowa :P! I'll share it on the blog, and send you your "green aid" if it's possible to crochet with plastic bags!

]]> By: Veronica http://www.deepnthought.com/archives/309/comment-page-1#comment-41 Veronica Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:43:09 +0000 http://www.deepnthought.com/?p=309#comment-41 I'm a BIG reusable tote person. I have like 20 that I've probably accumulated. I absolutely dread when I forget or don't have enough with me and they pull that plastic out and put stuff in it. They're not near charging for them yet here, but I recycle whatever I have left over when I'm at the grocery store. I mostly use my extra bags for trashcans, which I hate because they still end up in a dump somewhere, so it defeats the purpose in my eyes. They do make good trash holders for the car though, but again they still end up in a dump. Okay, enough ranting, here are a couple ways I've reused them: -Packing. They make a good cushion on delicates or anything you don't want to spill like lotions. -I've heard of shredding paper/newspaper and putting it in a plastic bag and putting the whole thing into a handbag or something like that to help it keep its shape when you're not using that one. I've never done it, but I have a bad that I am not using right now that I should do that with... -Crotchet a bag with them!!! This is awesome and I would love to try it when I have a million more minutes than I do. <a href="http://www.needlepointers.com/displaypage.aspx?ArticleID=34450&URL=http%3a%2f%2f<a href="http://www.myrecycledbags.com%2f2007%2f02%2f17%2finstructions-for-cutting-plastic-bags-creating-recycled-plastic-yarn"" target="_blank">www.myrecycledbags.com%2f2007%2f02%2f17%2finstruc...</a> target="_blank">http://www.needlepointers.com/displaypage.aspx?Ar...</a>" target="_blank">www.myrecycledbags.com%2f2007%2f02%2f17%2finstructions-for-cutting-plastic-bags-creating-recycled-plastic-yarn</a></a> You can make them into a plastic yarn and crotchet a bag with them to use over and over. It's like using them to make them into a reusable tote of your own. They say they last a long time too. I'm a BIG reusable tote person. I have like 20 that I've probably accumulated. I absolutely dread when I forget or don't have enough with me and they pull that plastic out and put stuff in it. They're not near charging for them yet here, but I recycle whatever I have left over when I'm at the grocery store. I mostly use my extra bags for trashcans, which I hate because they still end up in a dump somewhere, so it defeats the purpose in my eyes. They do make good trash holders for the car though, but again they still end up in a dump. Okay, enough ranting, here are a couple ways I've reused them:
-Packing. They make a good cushion on delicates or anything you don't want to spill like lotions.
-I've heard of shredding paper/newspaper and putting it in a plastic bag and putting the whole thing into a handbag or something like that to help it keep its shape when you're not using that one. I've never done it, but I have a bad that I am not using right now that I should do that with…
-Crotchet a bag with them!!! This is awesome and I would love to try it when I have a million more minutes than I do. http://www.myrecycledbags.com%2f2007%2f02%2f17%2finstruc... target=”_blank”>http://www.needlepointers.com/displaypage.aspx?Ar...” target=”_blank”>http://www.myrecycledbags.com%2f2007%2f02%2f17%2finstructions-for-cutting-plastic-bags-creating-recycled-plastic-yarn
You can make them into a plastic yarn and crotchet a bag with them to use over and over. It's like using them to make them into a reusable tote of your own. They say they last a long time too.

]]> By: Veronica http://www.deepnthought.com/archives/309/comment-page-1#comment-42 Veronica Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:14:08 +0000 http://www.deepnthought.com/?p=309#comment-42 I'm a BIG reusable tote person. I have like 20 that I've probably accumulated. I absolutely dread when I forget or don't have enough with me and they pull that plastic out and put stuff in it. They're not near charging for them yet here, but I recycle whatever I have left over when I'm at the grocery store. I mostly use my extra bags for trashcans, which I hate because they still end up in a dump somewhere, so it defeats the purpose in my eyes. They do make good trash holders for the car though, but again they still end up in a dump. Okay, enough ranting, here are a couple ways I've reused them: -Packing. They make a good cushion on delicates or anything you don't want to spill like lotions. -I've heard of shredding paper/newspaper and putting it in a plastic bag and putting the whole thing into a handbag or something like that to help it keep its shape when you're not using that one. I've never done it, but I have a bag that I am not using right now that I should do that with... -Crotchet a bag with them!!! This is awesome and I would love to try it when I have a million more minutes than I do. <a href="http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/02/17/instructions-for-cutting-plastic-bags-creating-recycled-plastic-yarn/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/02/17/instruct...</a> You can make them into a plastic yarn and crotchet a bag with them to use over and over. It's like using them to make them into a reusable tote of your own. They say they last a long time too. I'm a BIG reusable tote person. I have like 20 that I've probably accumulated. I absolutely dread when I forget or don't have enough with me and they pull that plastic out and put stuff in it. They're not near charging for them yet here, but I recycle whatever I have left over when I'm at the grocery store. I mostly use my extra bags for trashcans, which I hate because they still end up in a dump somewhere, so it defeats the purpose in my eyes. They do make good trash holders for the car though, but again they still end up in a dump. Okay, enough ranting, here are a couple ways I've reused them:
-Packing. They make a good cushion on delicates or anything you don't want to spill like lotions.
-I've heard of shredding paper/newspaper and putting it in a plastic bag and putting the whole thing into a handbag or something like that to help it keep its shape when you're not using that one. I've never done it, but I have a bag that I am not using right now that I should do that with…
-Crotchet a bag with them!!! This is awesome and I would love to try it when I have a million more minutes than I do. http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/02/17/instruct...
You can make them into a plastic yarn and crotchet a bag with them to use over and over. It's like using them to make them into a reusable tote of your own. They say they last a long time too.

]]> By: Brittany http://www.deepnthought.com/archives/309/comment-page-1#comment-39 Brittany Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:31:54 +0000 http://www.deepnthought.com/?p=309#comment-39 Instead of Editing this post or creating a whole new one I decided to comment lol. It's relative so what the heck. Check this link out <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/FASTEST-RECYCLED-T-SHIRT-TOTE-BAG/" target="_blank">http://www.instructables.com/id/FASTEST-RECYCLED-...</a> . You can make your own reusable tote bag out of an old t-shirt. Very nifty. Instead of Editing this post or creating a whole new one I decided to comment lol. It's relative so what the heck. Check this link out http://www.instructables.com/id/FASTEST-RECYCLED-... . You can make your own reusable tote bag out of an old t-shirt. Very nifty.

]]> By: Amanda P. http://www.deepnthought.com/archives/309/comment-page-1#comment-40 Amanda P. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:05:16 +0000 http://www.deepnthought.com/?p=309#comment-40 A fun thing to do with plastic bags is to make parachutes for Barbie dolls. Not always very effective depending on the wind, but it is fun! Plastic bags also make cheap windsocks! A fun thing to do with plastic bags is to make parachutes for Barbie dolls. Not always very effective depending on the wind, but it is fun!

Plastic bags also make cheap windsocks!

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