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Plastic Bags

Everyone has thousands of those pesky little plastic grocery store bags, and unless you're picking up puppy poo you don't have much to do with them. Well, now you do. Before you throw them into the trash, only to pollute the ocean, you should try some of these Instructables. You can find that these projects are as easy as ironing a shirt, braiding some rope, or even knitting a purse.

Recycle plastic grocery bags, wire hangers and newspaper … by stinkymum

Recycle Plastic Shopping Bags into 'Yarn' by tldudenhoeffer

Welding plastic bags by Aleksi

Make your own plastic tote bag from recycled plastic bags by user669

Plastic Bag Rug! by denona

Flowers made from plastic bags by Helixthecat

Rope made from plastic shopping bags by thetumbleweedkid

Plastic molding with grocery bags by LinuxH4x0r

Plastic Bag Fabric! by Lego man

Make a sling (weapon) out of a grocery bag! (Plus two bon… by ryzellon

Last Minute Pastry Bag (from Recycled Products!) by TonyRomero

Plastic Smithing: How To Make your own HDPE Plastic Anyth… by stasterisk

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Nov 23, 2008. 7:43 PMmikedoth says:

I use plastic bags from stores for lining my trash cans (almost all in my house) and as a hanging trash bag in my car. I'd recycle the lot if I didn't.

Apr 11, 2010. 11:23 AMvenchilla96 says:

yeah same, i also use plastic bags for putting more plastic bags in.

Jun 28, 2009. 8:19 PMMatt21497 says:

Finnaly stuff to use all of those plastic bags for and how much does a soldering iron cost and can I use it for more then fusing baggs and wires??? P.S. Billy Mays the pitchmen on all of those oxyclean comercials died this evening at age 50. he was better then Vince from shamwow any day of the week.

Dec 26, 2009. 10:50 AMSoodime says:

they cost like $10.

Jul 27, 2009. 1:37 PMbloke2022 says:

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Jul 27, 2009. 2:26 PMMatt21497 says:

Jun 28, 2009. 9:31 PMLego man (author) says:

Actually he died this morning. But i totally agree with you, he was completely better than the Shamwow guy.

Jun 29, 2009. 8:38 AMMatt21497 says:

Oh yes i was rong then I hadnt seen it on the news yet ^{stupid comcast webpage}

Jan 20, 2009. 12:57 PMellislake says:

i was typing very fast sorry about the mis-types.lol

Jan 20, 2009. 12:57 PMellislake says:

you can use plastic bags to line your hosue with. if like me i have access to the floorboards we save the plastic bags up from shopping etc and scrunch them up very lightly and pu them under the floorbaords and it traps the heat and keep the houue very warm. insualte yourt hosue for free, but you cant scrunch them up hard othertwise it will; take many years for you to complete one floor. scrunch them lighyl and you will have completed one room before you know it. check out my instructabel @ http://www.instructables.com/id/A_SOLAR_POWERED_MOBILE_PHONE/

thanks

Dec 25, 2008. 3:58 PMBob_EG says:

We use plastic bags, "scrunched" up, for packing boxed items we mail. They are easier to use and cleaner than plastic "popcorn", ugh! Also, lighter to ship. You can stuff them into all the areas around the article and that keeps the article from shifting. If we receive anything padded with the "popcorn" we save it in a large black garbage bag and then take it to our "Mail&Ship store and they use it.

Nov 25, 2008. 7:14 PM

Gjdj3 says:

Nice guide. I've been thinking of making one. Maybe later.

Nov 23, 2008. 8:42 PM

DJ Radio says:

How did you publish your own guide? I feel like doing one myself........

Nov 24, 2008. 2:40 PM

Plasmana says:

Let me guess... A knex guide!

Nov 25, 2008. 12:21 PMmg0930mg says:

Probably, knex is so dumb.....

Nov 25, 2008. 3:16 PM

Plasmana says:

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Nov 24, 2008. 4:53 AMLego man (author) says:

Go and PM noahw about it. He will tell you all you need to know about making your own guide.

Nov 24, 2008. 7:25 AM

DJ Radio says:

Do you have special powers/privileges?

Nov 24, 2008. 3:49 PMLego man (author) says:

No I am a regular "instructabuler" like you, I want the special powers thou.

Nov 25, 2008. 9:07 AM

DJ Radio says:

Haha, Im doing a lego guide (mostly because knex wasnt an option and i used to be a lego fan)

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Nov 24, 2008. 8:00 AM

randofo says:

X-Ray vision

Nov 24, 2008. 2:41 PMmg0930mg says:

I want that... can you post an instructable how to. ;D

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Nov 24, 2008. 5:03 PM

randofo says:

You just need to be born with it. It is hereditary (passed down usually from your mother's side).

Nov 24, 2008. 5:27 PMmg0930mg says:

Oh, like my colorblindness. I wish I could have x-ray vision. *sigh* lol

Nov 25, 2008. 9:07 AM

DJ Radio says:

I think they could alter your genes to make your colorblindness into x-ray...

Nov 25, 2008. 6:41 PMmg0930mg says:

Can they?

Nov 23, 2008. 7:23 PMmg0930mg says:

My cat has an obsession with licking plastic bags. o_0

Nov 25, 2008. 10:25 AModdestbird says:

My cat does the same thing, mainly the handles! Too funny.

Nov 23, 2008. 7:31 PMpineapplenewton says:

that sounds safe

Nov 23, 2008. 7:41 PMmg0930mg says:

he's not eating them, just licking them he's a beast, I mean obese. XD Here's otis. He is big, that's him with a TI-73 Explorer on him. He weighs 40 pounds.

Nov 24, 2008. 2:38 PM

Plasmana says:

Now, that is a one big cat!

^{Hoe did he get so big?}

Nov 24, 2008. 5:27 PMmg0930mg says:

FOOD. He eats lots.

Nov 24, 2008. 1:13 PMarthur92710 says:

I cant tell whats going on in that pic. its like an illusion. that box with the bottle and the cat and all that stuff. I cant tell where gravity is. We use plastic bags to line the garbage can. Then like that you dont have to buy bags that you will purposely throw out. I dont get why people but them.

Feb 27, 2009. 3:32 PMplzspoilme25 says:

buying is in the size....hmmm new idea for instructable (fusing?) small bags to make 30 gallon trash bags? and the little ones are nicely scented....hmmm another instructable idea? anyway i'm guilty of buying the small ones for my home restroom when i lived alone, and now there are very small ones for diaper disposal on the go...ever forget that emergecy side of the road diaper in the car late at night when u get home? those tiny bags came in handy 100 at dollar store for a buck....i still have some and my kid is 4 now. it was nice that they were in a nice dispenser box that fit compactly in the diaper bag. they too smelled nice.

Feb 27, 2009. 3:36 PMplzspoilme25 says:

i guess if i was a true tree hugger green freak i would have been using cloth diapers...hmmm to lazy for that...seems that the water usage plus cost of energy to run the washer and dryer(in winter)and soap cost, and pollution would out way the actual savings to earth by not using plastic diapers???

Nov 24, 2008. 2:40 PMmg0930mg says:

Yeah, we do to. My cat's laying down. :D The box is paintballs, and the black bottle is a co2 tank.

Nov 23, 2008. 11:26 PMikoda says:

Lol, I love how you put a calculator on your cat. Shows how fat he really is. xD

Nov 24, 2008. 12:13 PMmg0930mg says:

I guess. I didn't know how to size him, about as big as a baby.