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Mission Organization: Week 48 - Storing Those Plastic Shopping Bags

At my house a couple of shopping trips equals a huge pile of plastic shopping bags. I typically save the bags and reuse them, but they sure can multiply in a hurry! I have tried different methods of dealing with them, some better than others. I once had a small plastic tote that I would put the bags in, but because it did not have a lid, the bags would spill out the top. I have also tried the method of stuffing them into a cabinet and closing the door really fast. This works until the bags multiply to the point of organizing a surprise break out when you open the cabinet.


Do your shopping trips yield a pile of plastic like this?


An empty baby wipes box is the solution to storing all those plastic bags. 


I made a storage container out of an empty baby wipes box by adding a label that I printed on scrapbook paper. I used spray adhesive to attach the label to the box. I think it is important to add the label so that no one picks up the box expecting to find baby wipes inside!


I have my whole pile of plastic bags stashed in this little wipes box. The size makes it handy to fit into a drawer or cabinet, and all those plastic bags are under control!




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At my house a couple of shopping trips equals a huge pile of plastic shopping bags. I typically save the bags and reuse them, but they sure can multiply in a hurry! I have tried different methods of dealing with them, some better than others. I once had a small plastic tote that I would put the bags in, but because it did not have a lid, the bags would spill out the top. I have also tried the method of stuffing them into a cabinet and closing the door really fast. This works until the bags multiply to the point of organizing a surprise break out when you open the cabinet.


Do your shopping trips yield a pile of plastic like this?


An empty baby wipes box is the solution to storing all those plastic bags. 


I made a storage container out of an empty baby wipes box by adding a label that I printed on scrapbook paper. I used spray adhesive to attach the label to the box. I think it is important to add the label so that no one picks up the box expecting to find baby wipes inside!


I have my whole pile of plastic bags stashed in this little wipes box. The size makes it handy to fit into a drawer or cabinet, and all those plastic bags are under control!




This post was shared with:
Creative Juice Thursday

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