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Post by ♥Starlene on Feb 13, 2009 18:30:24 GMT -5
I found this article and thought i would share... I have bought the reusable cloth bags the replace the grocery bags. I am always thinking about how to recycle something I usually throw away and use it a second time if I can... Oh and I reuse the gemstone & bead bags all the time for crystals and gemstones I sell but this I had not thought of, so here goes...
Star
Reusing bread bags
1 loaf of bread a day can mean 365 bread bags a year. For many of us, it's garbage that can't be avoided and it's unlikely they'll ever be earth friendly, but bread bags are quite handy and can take the place of other products that you might buy . Pick up some tips on reusing bread bags and add your own.
Uses for bread bags
I was going through some of my old stuff recently and found a bundle of photos stored in a bread bag from the bakery we owned when I was a kid - that's well over 20 years ago. It drove home the point just how long these plastics last. The plastic hadn't deteriorated one bit.
I'm not sure if there's been much advancement in the world of bread bags in terms of making them a little more earth friendly; so this is another area that certainly needs some improvement.
Sure, you can go to a bakery and buy full loaves wrapped in paper or make your own bread which will also cut down bag usage, but for most of us this isn't going to be the case.
Many families would wind up with hundreds of bread bags each year. So what to do them all?
We probably can't keep them out of the waste stream forever, but perhaps they can be used for other purposes that may prevent the use/purchase of another product. Here's some ideas:
- For packing sandwiches
- As packing material when shipping goods
- General storage for small items
- A replacement for freezer bags
- Plastic bag crafts
- A cake icing piping bag
- Handy bags for picking up dog poop
- Liners for a benchtop kitchen tidy
- Makeshift gloves
- Punch holes in the bag and use as a seedling tube
- Car travel sick bag
- Car travel rubbish bag
- Seasoning bag; add seasoning and meat and shake
As mentioned, these ideas won't keep the bread bags out of the waste stream, but they might take the place of something you'd otherwise buy for the tasks.
Lowering consumption of anything and everything is something we can all do to reduce our environmental impact. "Repurposing" is one of the 3R's of going green: "Reduce, Reuse (Repurpose) and Recycle! Sometimes it's the simple things we often overlook that give us the best opportunity for contributing to a greener planet.
Star
Reusing bread bags
1 loaf of bread a day can mean 365 bread bags a year. For many of us, it's garbage that can't be avoided and it's unlikely they'll ever be earth friendly, but bread bags are quite handy and can take the place of other products that you might buy . Pick up some tips on reusing bread bags and add your own.
Uses for bread bags
I was going through some of my old stuff recently and found a bundle of photos stored in a bread bag from the bakery we owned when I was a kid - that's well over 20 years ago. It drove home the point just how long these plastics last. The plastic hadn't deteriorated one bit.
I'm not sure if there's been much advancement in the world of bread bags in terms of making them a little more earth friendly; so this is another area that certainly needs some improvement.
Sure, you can go to a bakery and buy full loaves wrapped in paper or make your own bread which will also cut down bag usage, but for most of us this isn't going to be the case.
Many families would wind up with hundreds of bread bags each year. So what to do them all?
We probably can't keep them out of the waste stream forever, but perhaps they can be used for other purposes that may prevent the use/purchase of another product. Here's some ideas:
- For packing sandwiches
- As packing material when shipping goods
- General storage for small items
- A replacement for freezer bags
- Plastic bag crafts
- A cake icing piping bag
- Handy bags for picking up dog poop
- Liners for a benchtop kitchen tidy
- Makeshift gloves
- Punch holes in the bag and use as a seedling tube
- Car travel sick bag
- Car travel rubbish bag
- Seasoning bag; add seasoning and meat and shake
As mentioned, these ideas won't keep the bread bags out of the waste stream, but they might take the place of something you'd otherwise buy for the tasks.
Lowering consumption of anything and everything is something we can all do to reduce our environmental impact. "Repurposing" is one of the 3R's of going green: "Reduce, Reuse (Repurpose) and Recycle! Sometimes it's the simple things we often overlook that give us the best opportunity for contributing to a greener planet.
