You can use the plastic like you would to make a rag rug. Just cut the strips and crochet, weave, knit, braid etc. This page has a Q&A on “bread bag” rugs about 1/3 of the way down.

Duh… the URL
http://www.netw.com/~rafter4/FAQrugs.htm

I use the larger clear sections as wrapping for my hand made greetings cards

If they’re patterned I use them for storage. If they’re clear, as in the wrapping that some magazines come in on the newspaper stands these days, I use them mostly to protect books from the weather when I’m leaving them outdoors for Bookcrossing (www.bookcrossing.com).

It’s not just rugs you can make with plastic bags, you can make ‘plastic fabric’. If you strip up these smaller bags, they are perfect for weaving through fruit nets. The variations of colour and pattern are endless. Then you just need to get creative with the ‘fabric’. I made an urchin for my reef, highlighting the great Pacific Garbage Patch.

http://www.rockpoolcandy.typepad.com/photos/plastic_reef/img_2676.html

you can also crochet the strips into mad shapes - an excellent AND FREE project to get kids thinking about creative re-use.

http://www.rockpoolcandy.typepad.com/photos/plastic_reef/img_2667.html

Have fun!

How about sending them to this company who can recycle them?

http://www.polyprint.co.uk/recycling.html

Rightly or wrongly I take them along with old carrier bags to Tesco for recycling!

I use clear magazine bags to protect recipes when I am cooking in the kitchen. I put them in front of the recipes/cookbooks. You can read through them, as they are transparent, but if you splash any ingredients, your recipe book will not be dirtied.

If your local supermarket has a plastic bag recycle point, you can put them in there

boil,and put in a mould to make those crazy things you can think of, like an animal shaped mould,trophy etc. mix colours using the readily available dyes and voir la!