Ideas For Reusing Shopping Bags

Submitted by: Penny Lane

If you are like most people, you have a pantry filled with plastic sacks left over from shopping and grocery trips. These sacks tend to build up quickly and before you know it, they have taken over your entire pantry, leaving you little room for food or storage. What most people fail to realize is these sacks come in handy for thousands of other uses around the home. The simplest way to cut down on the number you have stored up is to reuse them for shopping. If you have a few cloth reusable bags, pair them with the store bags you have collected and you will probably be able to make a shopping trip without bringing any new sacks into the house. Even if there are not enough, you are likely to receive one or two new ones at the most. Once the plastic sacks have worn out, toss them and use a few others from your collection. Though they eventually end up in the trash, your garbage output is much less over time if you use the bags several times before tossing.

Though children might want to pack their lunches in metal or plastic boxes featuring their favorite cartoon characters, adults can use plastic sacks to carry lunch. This is especially useful if you are used to buying lunch, but you are running short on cash one day or you just want to grab leftovers from home. You might have no need to invest in an expensive lunch tote if a meal from home is a rarity. The plastic sack is a great way to toss in a few containers of leftovers and head out the door in a hurry.

The plastic sacks left over from shopping trips are fantastic for cleaning up behind pets. Whether you need to carry along a receptacle for messes when walking your dog or you need somewhere to toss used kitty litter at the end of the day, the plastic sacks are ideal. They are capable of handling a little bit of wetness without leaking and they form a barrier between hands and mess. The next time you are tending to pet duties, grab a plastic sack to make your job easier.

The sacks are usually just the right size for the small trash cans throughout your home. Though your kitchen might have a full-size, large trash can, your bathroom, office or bedroom may be the location of just a small one. The plastic sacks you get from shopping are perfect for slipping in the can to protect the can from messy garbage. When the time comes to take out the trash, you simple grab the sack and go. They really make clean up easier.

Finally, the sacks really come in handy outside in the garden. When you are weeding, you can toss the weeds into the sack and then dump them with the rest of the yard waste. The sacks can be used several times to haul weeds and yard waste that needs to be dumped before they wear out. The sacks also work great for bringing in your harvest from the garden. Pack the sacks full of tomatoes, onions, potatoes and carrots and lug them indoors for washing and cooking.

About the Author: Penny Lane recently purchased several cases of custom

reusable bags

for a fundraiser at her restaurant. She ordered several cases of custom

store bags

with her restaurant s logo printed on it.

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