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Challenge #3 - REUSE PLASTIC BAGS

For 20 days re-use every plastic bag that comes into your home.

Need some tips and ideas? Look no further!

  1. Keep a small number in your bag in case you need to go shopping and have forgotten to bring your non-throwaway shopping bags with you;

  2. When you buy food at the deli or butcher ask them to wrap the food up in butcher’s paper without putting it in a plastic bag first and then place it in your own plastic bag;

  3. Use more robust plastic bags for shopping and storage;

  4. Take plastic bags when you go swimming to store wet bathers and towels;

  5. Use plastic bags when packing to cover shoes, store wet bathroom items like shower caps, soap, toothbrushes etc or anything that might leak;

  6. Use plastic bags to store your dirty washing in your suitcase when travelling;

  7. Line your wastepaper bins with a plastic bag;

  8. Keep some plastic bags in the glovebox of the car for rubbish;

  9. Use plastic bags to pick up dog poo when you take your dog for a walk, or as gloves when you have to pick up any mess;

  10. Use plastic bags to store paint brushes and rollers that you want to use later (don’t leave them too long);

  11. Use a plastic bag to cover a palette while you take a break from paining;

  12. Use a plastic bag to line a paint tray so you don’t use so much water cleaning it;

  13. Use plastic bags to store baby products when travelling including soiled nappies;

  14. Use a plastic bag to store ice cubes that have set in the freezer;

  15. Use different plastic bags to store different items in the freezer; e.g. put bags of frozen nuts in one larger plastic bag – it makes it quicker to find things;

  16. When you make a meal use a spare plastic bag to store food peelings etc, put it in the fridge and when ready, empty it into the compost;

  17. Place a plastic bag over a pot of cuttings to create a microclimate to aid growth;

  18. Place a plastic bag over sensitive plants to protect them from frost;

  19. Use as a cover for dirty shoes to stop dirt being ground into the carpet;

  20. Put items to be defrost in the fridge in a plastic bag to prevent leaks onto other food;

  21. Store bits of used soap in plastic bag until you have enough to melt the pieces and make a new bar of soup;

  22. Put dough for pastry in a plastic bag and then roll it out;

  23. There are many craft and decorative items you can make from plastic bags such as baskets, bows and pompoms for gifts, https://artsycraftsymom.com/ways-to-reuse-plastic-bags/