Share & Voice: Plastic bags - Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!

By watching this video, I discovered that many places are taking steps to completely phase out plastic bags all together!  Some countries (and even U.S. cities) have banned plastic bags altogether.  Others are taking steps such as adding a bag tax, or requiring you to pay your plastic bags to cut down on bag production.  However, some of us may not be quite there yet.  If your household is anything like mine, then you undoubtedly have a cupboard in your kitchen somewhere almost popping open because it's so full of plastic bags (not that they're yours because you're so eco-friendly you only take reusable bags to the grocery store).  What do you do with this never-ending supply of bags?  You don't want to just throw them out because that would be wasting, but at the same time you can't fit one more bag in that cupboard!

There are numerous ways to get rid of plastic bags.  First, you can recycle them!  Well, not in the normal recycling at your house, but a lot of grocery stores offer places to recycle your bags.  Next time you go to the grocery store, look for these bins designated for plastic bags only! Second, you can reuse them!  I'm sure many of us already use these bags for garbage in our cars, or liners in our bathroom waste bins, but there are actually a lot of creative ideas out there.  I found a few websites with long lists of ideas! Some are obvious, but some are interesting and innovative!  Check it out!

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/reuses-plastic-bags.html

http://www.wikihow.com/Recycle-Old-Plastic-Bags

http://sayiamgreen.com/blog/2009/10/25-ways-to-re-use-plastic-bags/

I think my favorite way to reuse plastic bags is to make them into art!  Check out this street art using plastic bags!