Monday, February 22, 2010

Plastic's Back



Actually, plastic is here to stay. And, in all honesty, it does have it's place. Using plastic for safety in car seats and bicycle helmets has probably saved a ton of lives and livelihoods. And where would we be in the medical field without it?

Plastic bags, however, do not. Filling our day to day world with thin plastic bags is not only terrible for landfills, the environment, and hard to recycle, but it's quite a safety hazard for children. Reusable bags are such an amazing alternative, even if they do initially stress the environment a bit with the production process. The canvas bags are heavier duty, have the potential to look really cool, aren't any kind of safety hazard to your family, and they're made to be reused! So, problem solved, right?

But what about the plastic bags that are already here? Lets put on our creative hats and repurpose them! We started using old plastic grocery bags as trash can liners (admittedly not the best way to use them, but a step in the right direction). We then started wondering if we could really reuse them in a sustainable way.... so we looked into it on the, oh so amazing, internet and found that people had been wanting to do the same things as we did. We saw some amazing things: bags, wallets, belts, earrings, broaches, and even a quilt made with plastic bags.

We took this idea and ran with it... the most recent adventure for plastic in our home was as soles for Sati's new shoes! Oh, the wonders of discarded plastic bags.






::Note: We use our reusable bags for shopping purposes, and only take plastic bags that have already been used and discarded by somebody else. We like to see plastic bags being fazed out of stores and are only trying to find creative, sustainable ways to use what is already here. WE DO NOT SUGGEST USING MORE PLASTIC (you know, like double bagging in target) IN ORDER TO CREATE THESE WORKS OF ART. But we would love to see what you come up with (ask your neighbors for their used plastic bags, or even raid the "to be recycled" bags at your local grocer)::

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Katie said...

I wish I was that creative! So resourceful! All of our convince products are harmful to us, the environment and are quickly filling up our landfills. I'm actually in the process of making my own pads. Kid of gross until you get used to them but I bought an few and really like them. I was inspired by you. I remember you mentioning them to me a few years back. Here's to taking care of what God gave us!

Brittney Harmon said...

Katie, I'll have to look into that again now that I'm no longer pregnant... hummm curious about the making them part (maybe you can post that on your blog?). We have rockin cloth diapers, but I've often thought about making my own.

Penniless Parenting said...

Could you explain to me- how do you make shoe soles out of fused plastic? I am trying to make shoes for myself, but soles are an issue...

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