Oh, the pesky plastic bag. It is a necessary evil in the apparel industry - they keep your clothes and accessories clean and protected in our warehouse and on their shipment to you. So what can you do with those bags once they have served their original purpose? Here are a few ideas:
- Store out of season clothing & accessories to keep them dust- & moth-free.
- Store & organize craft supplies like yarn or fabric.
- Use a plastic bag to carry books to & from the library, especially on a rainy day.
- Use them during travel. Unless they have air-vents, the snap-and-seal bags are ideal for storing personal care items or keeping dirty & clean clothes separate.
- Throw your wet swimsuit & towel in one after a day at the beach.
- Use your plastic bag as shipping padding. Throw in a couple bags for filler the next time you mail a package.
- Donate your clean plastic bags to a non-profit or other local business that would gladly reuse them. At our Hilldale store, we donate our plastic bags to Kindred Kids, a non-profit lending library for children with special needs. Learn more about them here: kindredkids.org Together we have kept thousands of plastic bags of out landfills.
- Reuse plastic or paper bags for shopping bags. Many stores now offer a small refund when you bring your own bag.
- Freecycle them! Freecycle is a non-profit movement of people who are giving (and getting!) stuff for free while keeping stuff out of our landfills. Find your local group today at www.freecycle.org
- And last, but not least, recycle your plastic bags. Check out this website to find a recycling drop-off near you: http://www.plasticbagrecycling.org/plasticbag/s01_consumers.html
Got any other great uses for your plastic bags?
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