Looking for some ideas on how to reuse plastic grocery bags? These are a few Couponing to Disney readers ideas that were sent to me.
- Trash & paper shredder can liners
- Take them back to the store & reuse them for another shopping trip
- Cleaning out the cat box
- Cleaning up after the dog
- Packing material for products sold on Ebay
- To wrap Christmas ornaments & other decor in for storage
- Line juicer’s pulp receptacle for easy cleaning
- In glove box or pocket behind seat in car for easy trash pickup or un-cluttering
- In baby bag for soiled clothes and diapers
- Dirty Diaper Disposal
- Take to daycare centers to be used for dirty diaper disposal
- Beach/pool bag for wet towels/swimsuits or collecting sea shells
- To take on a hike or walk around the neighborhood to pick up trash
- Use for quick pickup around the house of toys instead of multiple trips to his bedroom
- making plarn (???)
- To line a garbage bowl while cooking for easy clean up
- Packing yard sale customers purchases
- Cut them down sides and use to protect surfaces when doing crafts or painting with the kids
- Cut them down sides & use on seats as protective liner under kids booster seat in kitchen or car
- Cover smaller appliances from dirt/dust for storage in closet or cabinet/pantry
- Collecting & keeping dirty laundry separated during a hotel overnight stay
- Roll candles in & tape loose end to protect from damage while storing in drawer or closet
- Packing lunches
- Clearing out pantry for food donations
- Collecting fruits, veggies or flowers from personal garden
- If you participate in or attend craft events, flea markets, weekend markets, farmer’s markets, etc use to put yours or customers purchases into
- Bagging coupons in to pass along to others ;)
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LOL. I couldn’t help but giggle at the (????) at “plarn”
Plarn is a portmanteau for plastic & yarn. There are YouTube videos on how to make it, but the basic strategy is to cut the bag into strips & weave them into a yarn-like substance. Then, you use it like you would regular yarn & crochet and/or knit with it.
Because of the material its made out of — people typically use plarn to make things like beach bags to carry wet swim suits, beach matts so you aren’t sitting on the sand or matts to leave your shoes on.