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By: susrith

susrith — Sat, 30 May 2009 22:57:40 +0000

hi
i too agree that too many people use these bags…and i myself use milkcans for planting.my vegetable garden…..though i buy organic milk.. i ask my friends to give their cans to me…but hurts to see that very few people realise a lot of things..cheers

By: heather

heather — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:20:09 +0000

Hi Susrith,

Thanks for writing in!

It’s definitely better to skip plastic bags all together, but the fact is that most people have tons of plastic bags lying around their house. If they don’t, then they have friends or family that do.

Using plastic bags is much better than buying plastic seeding trays. It gives new life to something that would just be tossed or recycled, reduces consumption, and saves money.

By: susrith

susrith — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:00:00 +0000

Hi
No offence but,, how “green”is this?…..it is better not to bring these bags home right….

By: Laminted Garden Guides

Laminted Garden Guides — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:16:10 +0000

Starting seeds in plastic bags! This is truly an excellent idea! It’s so simple, yet very effective.

By: heather

heather — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:45:07 +0000

Ally,

I would love it if my town did that! I’ve thought about spearheading an effort to ban bags. Could you keep me updated if your town makes this step? I’d love to hear about it.

Thanks!

By: Ally J

Ally J — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:38:57 +0000

I love this idea. I just did a post about our town potentially banning plastic and paper bags. But this suggestion is a great way to put those plastic bags to good use!