Daily Challenge Sunday Jun. 24, 2012
Everyday Well-Being
Clear out your plastic bag clutter, then re-use or recycle them.
How to do it
Are your cabinets and closets packed with plastic supermarket bags? Clear all that clutter and move it out! Gather the bags up and put them by the door to remind you to take them for recycling at the supermarket, or figure out ways to re-use them. Some ideas include packing lunches, containing toys or crafts with small parts, or lining your trash cans.
Why it matters
Clutter of any type makes it hard for us to find what we need and can leave us feeling frustrated. By keeping it out of your cabinets and drawers, things will be tidier and more organized. And by keeping the bags out of landfills, you may make the environment tidier, too. Plastic bags can take up to 1,000 years to degrade - and as they do, they deposit tiny bits of toxic chemicals into our land and water, which can affect our health.
Fun fact
Residents of the city of Glendale, Arizona can drop their plastic shopping bags into special containers for use by local dog owners, who can re-use the bags to pick up after their pooches during walks.
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I use them to line my bathroom and kitchen pails. I also use them to carry multiple items to my car.
"Clear out your plastic bag clutter, then re-use or recycle them"
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Tanya S. replied July 19, 2012 at 18:47 UTC:same here
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I always recycle the pastic bags that I use...there's one that I've been using for a quite a while...maybe it's time to let her go hehehe :-)
"Clear out your plastic bag clutter, then re-use or recycle them"
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ahead of time, haha
I have a plastic bag drawer (is this weird? i thought everyone else did too!) anyway we reuse them all the time so it just makes sense to keep them rolled up & twisted kind of in a knot/pretzel shape so they're not all over the place"Clear out your plastic bag clutter, then re-use or recycle them"
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Kathleen M. replied July 3, 2012 at 6:01 UTC:Glad to know you're being mindful about recycling and reusing your plastic bags. Well done Debra! ... Sending love and peace... ♥
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I line my small garbage cans with them at home. And I bring some to school; it's always helpful to have them around there for students who forget their backpacks. :)
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i always recycle.
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Kenneth F. is in a pact with Linda F.
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Cymry R. replied June 30, 2012 at 18:05 UTC:Good to hear. Thank you.
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When we get to (what seems like) about a million, we recycle them at the supermarket! ;)
"Clear out your plastic bag clutter, then re-use or recycle them"
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David B. replied June 29, 2012 at 21:19 UTC:Also use them for rubbish bin liners. Although they are biodegradable, I'm not sure this is so good.
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we reuse bags everyday for trash etc!
"Clear out your plastic bag clutter, then re-use or recycle them"
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I just did this the other day. Wow! That is a lot of bags. I have to remember to bring my reusables in the store!
"Clear out your plastic bag clutter, then re-use or recycle them"
