Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle cloth/woven plastic rice sacks?

By: Olia

Olia — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:30:58 +0000

Make a beach beg.

By: Olia

Olia — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:30:19 +0000

Cut out whatever text and frame to decorate the house.

By: Olia

Olia — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:29:11 +0000

Turn them into cushions and pillows for outside seating.

By: john henry

john henry — Sat, 21 May 2011 20:05:13 +0000

some coffee shops give away or sell their bags cheaply
but they are not rice bags but coffee bags and are usually burlap or jute, if that is what you are looking for, you can search on google and find them selling for like 15 cents eacch

By: LL

LL — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:09:21 +0000

Annabel…. check your local chinese restaurants… they should have plenty.

By: annabel

annabel — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:38:42 +0000

I am super interested in rice bags but in big quantities (we are building an earthbag cottage). if anyone knows where i could get a hold of bags that would solve one of our greatest problems. thanx

By: Krupa

Krupa — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:39:26 +0000

Hi Dixie,

Yes, I do have some plastic rice bags (20 Lbs)…from NJ, USA…would like to know if you are interested in buying them…I should be having approx. around 30 bags or so..

Let me know..

Thanks…

By: alison bailey smith

alison bailey smith — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:46:57 +0000

Just been trying to prep a few big rice bags for a backing for a rag rug, but have plastic lining, washing helps and lots of pulling bits off….may not be worth it in the long run

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:48:55 +0000

I recently read an article that recommended packing them as tightly as possible with plastic grocery bags, sewing them closed, drawing a bullseye on them, and using them for targets for bow & arrows. I thought that was pretty ingenius!

By: janet

janet — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:06:29 +0000

Sorry forgot to say postage cost to England.

By: janet

janet — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:55:30 +0000

What is the size of the bags?, and how much would the postage be? thank you.

By: To: Kahuluibob, Dixie

To: Kahuluibob, Dixie — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:14:06 +0000

Do note that these are small rice bags (company: Zafarani + Royal) and are made out of burlap.

By: To: Kahuluibob, Dixie

To: Kahuluibob, Dixie — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:12:38 +0000

I have several rice bags that I’d like to give away. Please contact me at: xmaniac1x [at] gmail.com

All I ask is shipping for the bags (at least the first time), and since I purchase rice every month, once I collect a few, I can send them to you again if you’re still interested.

Thanks!

By: Dixie

Dixie — Mon, 24 May 2010 05:47:10 +0000

I would be interested in buying some rice bags if you have some to
sell. Please email what you have.

By: Ruti

Ruti — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:59:13 +0000

They look big enough to make under bed storage bags. Maybe they might work as groundsheets / sitters for camping.

By: Kahuluibob

Kahuluibob — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:44:24 +0000

I have people that would like to purchase large cloth rice bags. One of their uses is as game bags as well as Hawaiian themed clothing/purses. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU WISH TO SELL SOME CLOTH RICE BAGS.
Thank You

By: renee

renee — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 08:03:31 +0000

they make great biodegradable weed mats. just place them over your weeds/grass and cover with mulch. eventually they break down but by that time all the weed seeds have died.

By: Sordale

Sordale — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:08:46 +0000

If they are burlap, you can use them to cover your garden when the meteo is broadcasting subzero temp. It happens sometimes at night in the summer (well here in Canada it does). Keeps your plants from freezing.
S

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:11:18 +0000

ahhhh now i got one you could fill it with dirt and grow trees or plants in them.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 17:56:59 +0000

Build a house with them! Yes! They can be filled with dirt and then laid like sandbags and rendered over. Look up “earthbag building”
for more info :o

By: Jo Ann

Jo Ann — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:01:27 +0000

We have used them to make children’s playhouses. We have cut the bottom or top off, so that it can slip over a frame built of PVC pipe. We then but doors and holes for windows. Many childcare centers use them for reading corners or time-out spaces.

Ours are 3′ x 4′ so they are big enough to fit 3-4 small children in.

By: AliceJ

AliceJ — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:11:27 +0000

Give them to people with allotments, so they can store potatoes in them. It’s been a good year for spuds and I’m running out of bags to keep all mine in!

By: Devon

Devon — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:45:38 +0000

Make a purse?
http://everythingatonce.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/royal-rice-purse/

By: Frannie

Frannie — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:07:36 +0000

One could stuff them to make floor cushions.

Or cut them into rectangles, sew on a fabric border and have unique placemats.

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:58:46 +0000

I think these would make great play aprons for messy play activities, especially if they are plastic lined. Also, you could make baby bibs or burp cloths out of them–cut to size and bind with bias tape. How about changing pads for on the road?

If they are all fabric (no plastic) and the design/label is interesting, you could use them in quilts.

By: Karlie

Karlie — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:09:45 +0000

We use the zippered burlap kind to hold plastic grocery bags so we can re-use them.

The zipper is great too because it keeps the plastic contained while the bag is in the trunk.

The single loop makes hanging it in the kitchen a breeze as well.

We’ve also been known to use them for trick-or-treat bags

By: mercutiom

mercutiom — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:06:56 +0000

Sew on some handles and you’ve got a new recyclable grocery bag. You may even be able to use one bag (folded and sewn) to make the handles for another.