Comments on: Reusable Bags: An Easy, Colorful (and free?) Way to Go Green http://simplemom.net/reusable-bags-an-easy-colorful-and-free-way-to-go-green/ Live simply, stay sane. Life hacks for home managers. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:18:21 +0200 hourly 1 By: Amy http://simplemom.net/reusable-bags-an-easy-colorful-and-free-way-to-go-green/comment-page-10/#comment-14212 Amy Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:51:00 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=940#comment-14212 I repurpose baby food jars, toilet paper rolls (for kids' inventions), and glass jars. I love the reusable bags...use them for all kinds of things! What a great giveaway! Amy in CA I repurpose baby food jars, toilet paper rolls (for kids’ inventions), and glass jars. I love the reusable bags…use them for all kinds of things! What a great giveaway!
Amy in CA

]]> By: Dawn http://simplemom.net/reusable-bags-an-easy-colorful-and-free-way-to-go-green/comment-page-10/#comment-14199 Dawn Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:54:36 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=940#comment-14199 soup can. storing. craft projects. noise makers. soup can. storing. craft projects. noise makers.

]]> By: Michelle http://simplemom.net/reusable-bags-an-easy-colorful-and-free-way-to-go-green/comment-page-10/#comment-14196 Michelle Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:07:15 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=940#comment-14196 I received several tubs of baby wipes for our 1st baby. I use the empty tubs to contain puzzles pieces and keep other small toys together. I am trying to break the plastic bag cycle, and would love reusable bags. Thanks for helping us use less plastic! I received several tubs of baby wipes for our 1st baby. I use the empty tubs to contain puzzles pieces and keep other small toys together. I am trying to break the plastic bag cycle, and would love reusable bags. Thanks for helping us use less plastic!

]]> By: Maggie http://simplemom.net/reusable-bags-an-easy-colorful-and-free-way-to-go-green/comment-page-10/#comment-14195 Maggie Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:02:09 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=940#comment-14195 Hi, Cool bags. Maggie Hi, Cool bags. Maggie

]]> By: Katie http://simplemom.net/reusable-bags-an-easy-colorful-and-free-way-to-go-green/comment-page-10/#comment-14194 Katie Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:00:47 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=940#comment-14194 I try and repurpose as much as I can, although it seems that having a toddler, companies make convenience products that are disposable, which makes them easy, but not eco-friendly. One of the simple things we do for repurposing is taking random "junk" from around the house and making it into toys. For example, paper towel rolls make fantastic trumpets, and toilet paper rolls can be used in a ton of art projects. And what's more fun than playing shopping with expired gift cards? :) I try and repurpose as much as I can, although it seems that having a toddler, companies make convenience products that are disposable, which makes them easy, but not eco-friendly. One of the simple things we do for repurposing is taking random “junk” from around the house and making it into toys. For example, paper towel rolls make fantastic trumpets, and toilet paper rolls can be used in a ton of art projects. And what’s more fun than playing shopping with expired gift cards? :)

]]> By: Julia http://simplemom.net/reusable-bags-an-easy-colorful-and-free-way-to-go-green/comment-page-10/#comment-14191 Julia Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:26:28 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=940#comment-14191 Oh, how I would love some of these! I've been wanting to make my own for a while now, just haven't gotten around to it. I so despise lugging home mass quantities of grocery bags--of either variety--every week. Around here, the most reused items would have to be scrap paper and glass jars. The scrap paper gets used by anybody and everybody, of course, but I kind of hoard the glass jars "just in case" I ever need something interesting to store something in. They come in handy more than I ever thought they would! <abbr><em>Julia´s last blog post...<a href="http://myhuntleylife.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-war-on-poop-learning-to-love.html" rel="nofollow">my war on poop: learning to love</a></abbr></em> Oh, how I would love some of these! I’ve been wanting to make my own for a while now, just haven’t gotten around to it. I so despise lugging home mass quantities of grocery bags–of either variety–every week.

Around here, the most reused items would have to be scrap paper and glass jars. The scrap paper gets used by anybody and everybody, of course, but I kind of hoard the glass jars “just in case” I ever need something interesting to store something in. They come in handy more than I ever thought they would!

Julia´s last blog post…my war on poop: learning to love

]]> By: Laurie Lozier http://simplemom.net/reusable-bags-an-easy-colorful-and-free-way-to-go-green/comment-page-10/#comment-14189 Laurie Lozier Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:37:04 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=940#comment-14189 Love the bags!~I reuse the plastic containers to store my food. Right now I'm saving my small instant coffee containers to cover with fabric to use as an Advent calendar. Love the bags!~I reuse the plastic containers to store my food. Right now I’m saving my small instant coffee containers to cover with fabric to use as an Advent calendar.

]]> By: kirsten http://simplemom.net/reusable-bags-an-easy-colorful-and-free-way-to-go-green/comment-page-10/#comment-14188 kirsten Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:35:58 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=940#comment-14188 yay for reusable bags! we reuse ziploc bags, plastic bags, produce bags, plastic containers, cardboard for crafting, paper, old t-shirts for rags, etc. etc. etc... yay for reusable bags! we reuse ziploc bags, plastic bags, produce bags, plastic containers, cardboard for crafting, paper, old t-shirts for rags, etc. etc. etc…

]]> By: Shalae Tippetts http://simplemom.net/reusable-bags-an-easy-colorful-and-free-way-to-go-green/comment-page-10/#comment-14187 Shalae Tippetts Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:02:27 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=940#comment-14187 I reuse Tinfoil and plastic ziplocks. Old fabric, sheets and sweaters to sew with. I reuse Tinfoil and plastic ziplocks. Old fabric, sheets and sweaters to sew with.

]]> By: Elisa http://simplemom.net/reusable-bags-an-easy-colorful-and-free-way-to-go-green/comment-page-10/#comment-14183 Elisa Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:53:29 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=940#comment-14183 I re-use lots of things. I use old cloth diapers someone gave me as dust rags and for windexing. I save tin foil if it's not too nasty to re-use. Oh, and old newspaper makes great fire starter for the woodstove. :) <abbr><em>Elisa´s last blog post...<a href="http://fairyflutters.wordpress.com/2008/11/22/quickly-now/" rel="nofollow">Quickly Now</a></abbr></em> I re-use lots of things. I use old cloth diapers someone gave me as dust rags and for windexing. I save tin foil if it’s not too nasty to re-use. Oh, and old newspaper makes great fire starter for the woodstove. :)

Elisa´s last blog post…Quickly Now

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