Last week, I posted in Simple Green Frugal Co-op (other blog I write in) about what I'll be doing when I run out of plastic shopping bags to use as bin liners. As many of you know, from 1 November 2011, shops will no longer be able to give you a plastic shopping bags for the goods you buy from them.
This doesn't pose a dilemma for most people I know. Almost everyone I know uses reusable bags for the shops. However, almost everyone I know still does the occasional shop without them so we can stock up on the shopping bags to use as bin liners.
Anyway, my plan was to just use the plastic from existing bags (eg. bread bags) for wet scraps that can't go into the compost bin and to use newspaper for the rest. This is a simple plan and I know its one that I can stick to.
Having said that its also great to have other options. In my SFG post, a lady passed on the idea of using newspaper folded origami style for the bin liner. I think this is great and would work very well for my young children who may not be able to follow my original plan.
So here's a video that shows how to fold newspaper into a bin liner:
Anyway, I hope you found this post helpful. Till next time!
5 comments:
Fabulous idea. Thank you for posting it. I'm going to try this out.
Heya E
We don't buy newspapers lol and since I don't take hom plastic bags at the shops, we just don't use a bin liner. at all.
When it's a bit mucky it gets rinsed out with reclaimed water, or just water that then gets reused. In winter it sits in the rain for a bit and gets a swish :)
Is it no plastic bags Aus-wide? or just where you are?
Thanks all!
Calidore, I'm glad you liked it. Let me know how you go!
Hey Kristy! Nice to see you on here - the plastic bag ban that I talked about is for the ACT only. Having said that, its already been banned in SA since 2009 and also banned in the NT since the beginning of this month.
I have recently changed to no bin liner. I just have a small plastic bucket on the bench and it gets emptied out every day. With a compost bin for food scraps, there's not a lot that needs to go in here... and if it does get dirty it doesn't take mush to wash it out.
That was a really brilliant idea. We have lots of old newspaper because my Dad buy this everyday, answering crossword puzzles, reading his horoscope and etc.
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