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Old 07-29-2008, 01:56 AM
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Default Re: Reusing Plastics

I reuse my produce bags. I rinse them and let them dry and then keep them with my shopping bags in my car. It drives me crazy also to see people putting produce in bags that does not need a bag, such as bananas.
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Old 08-06-2008, 02:09 PM
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I know, Evie, that drives me crazy as well.
When I do have to use a plastic produce bag, I always tie it very loosely so I can reopen it and use it for whatever I need later.
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Old 08-10-2008, 04:58 AM
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Yes I re use any plastic bags I get, but I don't get very many now that we have shopping bags. It drives me mad when we have to buy things with plastic packaging that has to be cut off and can not be reused.
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Old 08-12-2008, 03:39 AM
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Default Re: Reusing Plastics

one thing i dont like supermarkets doing is sealing the plastic bags when we do the shopping...i mean this way the plastic bags have to be torn open to remove the products and then they cannot be reused....so I just have to throw them away...I have sometimes asked them to give me open bags...but they say they cannot avoid the procedure.....
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Old 08-12-2008, 03:35 PM
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I have been using these plastic containers since long time. I'm not sure if they are very harmful or not. I use up the containers that have spinach or tomatoes but nothing else.
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Old 09-29-2008, 10:17 AM
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Default Re: Reusing Plastics

we reuse just about everything...from the little plastic containers hummus comes in to grocery sacks to plastic water bottles i bring home from work.
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Old 10-07-2008, 06:19 PM
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I always keep any bags i get, though I try hard not to acquire any new ones. I use them for rubbish disposal and for freezer storage.
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Old 10-09-2008, 08:23 AM
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We are expected to put our plastic recycling in plastic bags for kerb side collection. It always seems wasteful to me.
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