Plastic Bag Collection = Do you?

RinaRina · ‎03-13-2010

I'm starting to think accumulating plastic bags is a mental illness.

Three years ago, I started storing plastic bags to make "Plarn" (DIY yarn made from plastic bags).

I thought I'd make a "business" out of hand-made "plarn" items. Over time, after making a few baskets, rugs and mattresses, I got bored and stopped.

But I didn't stop storing the bags.

WHY?

Why am I storing these bags if I'm not going to use them?

Does anyone else do this?

This is so weird!

"The less you respond to negative people, the more peaceful your life will become."

PinkyPetunia · ‎03-09-2010

No, they take up too much space. Grocery stores here have containers which accept plastic bags for recycling. Get rid if the bags.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

No. We don't keep them.

Bird mama · ‎03-12-2010

I don't think you are weird @RinaRina Collecting the bags became a habit while you were working on your plarn business. You just need to break the habit.

There are times when you must speak, not because you are going to change the opposing side, but because if you do not speak, they have changed you.

phluphy · ‎05-30-2010

Yes, I keep the bags for cleaning out my kitty's litter box. Also we have a project

going on to make mattresses for homeless people, they turned out beautiful. There are many uses. We sure could use a bunch for our project..

JYWilliams · ‎03-10-2010

I use them to line my small trash bin in my bathroom. And when I go to the Big Box store I use them to bag up my groceries.

Abrowneyegirl · ‎03-15-2010

We use our own bags 98% of the time. I have a collection of reusable bags in every car. From small bags to large insulated bags.

The few times we get plastic bags we recycle them.

I really think stores should charge for plastic bags. One our recent travels was to an area that charged .10 per bag and all the bags were paper, no plastic.

BeccaLou · ‎02-09-2016

@phluphy Where did you find apattern idea for the mattresses ?

cotton4me · ‎03-09-2010

We use plastic bags for all kinds of things. I carry plastic bags in my purse just in case I see trash when I’m out walking, which is usually all the time; also, to protect my purse in the event of rain. I also keep them in the car for trash, extra shoes, etc. I use them at home for small amounts of trash and for storage. I use them to carry things to waiting rooms or hospitals so in case of germs I can dispose of them later. Any extras are recycled.

Financialgrl · ‎03-13-2010

I keep a few plastic ones in the back of my car; however, rarely use them unless I have to wrap meat in them (so it doesn't leak). Years ago bought two sturdy compartmentalized dividers made for cargo areas of an SUV. I either go through the self-checkout lanes or if I go through regular ones and I load the groceries back into the cart while cashier is ringing them up.

Go to the car, open the hatch, load groceries into the dividers and head home - once there I can pick each divider up and carry those into the house to unload.