Could somebody tell me what I could do with all of my plastic sacks that I get from Wal-Mart, grocery stores,etc..
I know I could return them or recycle,is there something else I could do with them?

Sharon

My elderly neighbor uses them as her garbage sack since she has little garbage. She takes our extras. I have seen people braid them into rugs for wiping wet feet on.

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=...d2078a4f36f0fe

this is the results of a google search. See if there is something there that interests you:)

I made a bag out of my plastic bags to put my newspapers in. If you do a search on Google, you will see many projects including some beautiful purses, etc.

Here is a link to images, you can also search for directions:
http://www.google.com/search?q=croch...=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7GGIT_en&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u& source=univ&sa=X&ei=b_DFTd7KOcbz0gHDqcSsCA&ved=0CD MQsAQ&biw=1419&bih=609

Emergency bathing suit, in case you leave your regular suit at home! :mrgreen:

(Just kidding! ;) )

Check with your local charity groups, we have a group that crochets mats for the homeless out of them.

Oh No!!! Did we really have to go there? :lol:

Thank you,might have to try it,but I will have to find one big enough :-)

take your extra sacks to like the thrift stores, antique stores etc. as they can always use sacks

our craft class at school crochets them into bags and mats.

Okay, I had my laugh for the day. I am sitting here reading all the Mother posts, tears running down my cheeks, and I see this post and thought it said What to do with plastic slacks! I had to look to see why you would have purchased plastic slacks.
I met a woman who crocheted the plastic BAGS into a tote bag. It was really nice.

I found this earlier today about fusing the plastic bags into material to sew.

http://etsylabs.blogspot.com/2007/05...astic-bag.html

Yes I too have seen braided rugs mag from. My MIL had one and it wore for years.

Take your extras to Goodwill or other resale shops. They are always needing plastic bags. That's what I do with mine.

I use a lot for cat litter cleaners. One of my cats is a lady-like white Persian who is so fussy, if her box isn't cleaned out twice a day, she'll look me straight in the eye and squat on the bathroom rug!
And I'm now cutting some up and crocheting a rug for in front of the kitchen sink. I'm a messy cook and splash water all over the floor, then fell last week when I slipped in it. I'm thinking if I had two of them, I could wash one in the washer and let it dry outside while using the other.

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And the library's used book room, ours always needs extra sacks.

What do you call this pic, "Gramps does drag?" :lol:

The WalMart store here has a big box for recycling your bags, if you care to bring them back to the store.

Thanks for all the links!
I usually just use them for small trash bags around the house, and such.

I've made tote bags purses even shoes for kids. Water bottle holders

Food Banks are in need of the bags.

My friend crochets bags from them, but prefers just the colored ones. I save them and take them to the local thrift store or use them when I have garage sale or craft sales.

I line my small trash cans with them and also, when I am cutting up items in the kitchen..instead of sending them down the garbage disposal, I put the scraps in the bags, tie them and place in garbage can. Also, in watching my grandbaby..I like to put dirty diapers in a bag and tie it up before disposing of them. I used to take my lunch to work with me. Hope these are useful ideas for you.

I cut them into strips and crochet totes, they are waterproof and virtually will never wear out.

make plastic "thread" (fold the bag across, cut off handle part and sealed bottom part and cut into strips any width from 1/2" or larger, open into loops and interlock the loops into continuous length, roll into balls and crochet or knit w/ it) and make things. Ive made a trash basket and smaller baskets to use on tables. sharet

ROFL!!

I actually use a lot of those sacks for freezing hamburger. I'm getting pretty good at tossing in a pound, twisting it tight, flipping it and double 'bagging' from the top and tying it off. Cheaper than freezer bags, especially when the hamburger doesn't last that long anyway.

Try donating them to your local school.When I was working last year alot of students forgot their bookbags and so we sent home their papers in the plastic grocery bags.

he, he, he, get 3 cats. you'll need all those bags for their litter mess.

ROFLWTIME! Thanks for the unexpected laugh!

I basically reuse mine as wastebasket liners/trashbags. Large ones sometimes get reused as storage bags.

I give some to my friend whose husband is incontinent and some I keep for kitty little clean up. Also keep small appliances in them so they don't get dusty in the shelves in my laundry room.

Lordy Lordy wouldn't want to see that in person!

There was a pattern in one of the crochet books that told you how to make Christmas wreaths out of them

LOL......


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I haven't checked all the posts, but I use my plastic bags when I cut veggies or scrape carrots. Especially good for banana skins and apples--they don't smell when wrapped in the garbage, if you don't want to save them, dig into garden.Good idea especially for onions as they sure smell up the garbage can.

Just put the plastic bag under your cutting board with 1/2 of bag sticking out. Cut on cutting board, scrape onto plastic bag. when finished, either fold over cuttings and throw in garbage--no odor that way--or take and put scrapings in old coffee can w/cover and when full dig scraps into garden. Either way, easy clean up. And yes, I too use them for wastebasket liners.


Nancy S -- fabric_lover

I use them to pick up after my dog, on long walks.

Actually a friend of mine cuts them in a continuous strip from top to bottom and crochets rugs out of them

I use mine for about anything I can think of. The rest go to my local grocer who has a bin located inside the door to put them in. Don't really know what HE does with them. Some may be reused in the store as I have received 1 or 2 that looked more than a bit wrinkled. If I don't forget (hah), I take some totes with me for my groceries. Try to recycle as much as I can, but I'm not a fanatic.

Wow...never knew there were so many things you could do with plastic bags...if you had the time. I usually just recycle them, saving some for when I take my dog walking.

I take mine to the local food shelf

we use them for doggy pooper pickups - live in an apartment.