When I think about my large green bin for general rubbish and my yellow recyclable bin at my house it dumbfounds me I have so much rubbish to fill them. There is only Mel and me at home. Yes I put garden rubbish, cuttings and grass clipping into the green bin but there is so much more. Where does all my rubbish come from?
Western Australia is only a week away from banning the use of single use plastic bags. Most of us have cupboards full of these dreary coloured grey coloured shopping bags.
Everywhere I look there is discussion on recycling. Yesterday I made a shopping bag out of an old T shirt of Merv's. The T shirt is old with a saggy neck. I followed the online pattern. It's one of those trendy no sew, just cut and tie patterns. By the time I had used it twice today including dropping a 2 litre bottle of milk in it, the ties at the bottom were beginning to unravel. Maybe my knots will never qualify me as a sailor! A quick seam with my new (Aldi) sewing machine could fix that problem.
The Recycle Bag is brilliant:
- it cost nothing therefore no need to buy other bags for groceries
- the T shirt would otherwise end up in the bin or the charity store
- it's fun to make and jazz up if you want
I have plans to make a range of T shirt bags. Big, medium and smaller. I can make them for family and friends. If they don't want to use them for shopping they can use it to wash their car or dress a garden scarecrow!
