Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle bread bag tags?

By: Uluska

Uluska — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:24:48 +0000

Glue those tags around halls of a writing paper, since those halls tend to rip all the time in a folder.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:37:43 +0000

Just e-mail me at erapresident2007@hotmail.com. I am willing to send them free of charge to anyone in Canada.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:36:04 +0000

I have been saving bread tags for anyone that would needs/wants them. Just send me your address and I will forward them to you.

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:46:59 +0000

The ideas are brilliant! I will never throw another one away – ever!
Thank you everyone!

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:44:42 +0000

Love it!

By: Lorn Norris

Lorn Norris — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:20:09 +0000

In South Africa there is an organization that collects bread bag tags to recycle and the proceeds are used to buy wheelchairs. It takes 1 million tags to buy one wheelchair! You can post them to PO Box 215 Noordhoek 7970 or mail me at zkvlei@mweb.co.za

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:24:53 +0000

Leigh,
Email me your address and I will send you some.

By: ingrid

ingrid — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:18:02 +0000

some special needs schools collect them, to assist children to improve their fine motor skills by letting the children clip the tags onto a piece of string that has been pulled taut.

By: apes

apes — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:56:22 +0000

They make sence to me

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:37:13 +0000

I think I have come up with a totally different use. I typically wear an item of clothing (outerwear) more than once before laundering it, but I can’t remember how many times I’ve worn something. So I’m going to try using several colors of these things, hung around the neck of the hanger (ie; white for “worn once”, yellow for “worn twice” etc.) That way I won’t be washing clothing unnecessarily thinking “I must have worn this” when maybe I haven’t.

By: Carmelle

Carmelle — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:17:53 +0000

Hello
I presently have at least forty pounds of bread tabs for which I have no use. I would love to donate them to a charitable organization. Is there such a thing? I continue to have access to more of these on an on going bases. I can’t however afford the shipping cost .
God bless
Carmelle from Nova Scotia
My email address is auntcarmelle@yahoo.com

By: christine o'donoghue

christine o'donoghue — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:19:26 +0000

Hi Leigh
Have a number of bread tags that I was collecting for a lady who used them for fundraising but she no longer requires them. I see you collect them as of May this year. Do you still require them? as I will send these to you and keep collecting if they can be used.
I am at gcod@westnet.com.au and live in western NSW. Christine

By: lizzilou

lizzilou — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:22:38 +0000

Send your used bread tags to the Rachel Swart fund – they collect them for wheelchairs – they have a web site

By: Leigh Morgan

Leigh Morgan — Tue, 24 May 2011 07:48:37 +0000

I collect them!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 13 May 2011 02:21:37 +0000

http://simplystated.realsimple.com/simplystated/2011/05/bread-clips-as-cord-labels.html

By: Delwynne

Delwynne — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:29:26 +0000

Hi there. Thanks for the info David.

I am aware that there are schemes where plastics manufacturers are involved with ‘bread tags for wheelchairs’ schemes. I have checked on the internet, and so far have only found information where this operates in South Africa. Our local Womens’ Institute Federation collects bread tags and sends them on somewhere. I collect them, and pass them on to a WIF member here in Papamoa New Zealand, and she hands them on to a national co-ordinator. She is not sure where they go from there, and is going to find out for me…

Are you aware of any such scheme in your country?

Thanks everyone. :)

By: Random

Random — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:17:50 +0000

I’ve always thought it was
Monday=Blue
Tuesday=Green
Thursday=Red
Friday=White
Saturday=Yellow

Maybe its different in different parts of the world tho.

By: Singaporean

Singaporean — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:02:38 +0000

10 Amazing Uses Of Plastic Bread Bag Clips:

1. These make excellent guitar picks. They are easier to hold than store bought ones and stronger.
2. Use as a scraper on non stick pans. They won’t scratch the finish.
3. A bread clip will hold a pair of socks together in the wash.
4. These make excellent bookmarks. Just clip a few pages together.
5. Students, or young girls can paint these and use them as funky earrings.
6. Keep rubber bands inside the clip bit of the tags. It stops them getting all over the drawer.
7. Spray paint these silver, gold, or green and use to hang Christmas tree lights
8. If you get paint onto the glass when painting windows, these will scrape it off without scratching
9. Small children like to use these for counting and sorting. (Be careful of choking hazard with very young children.).
10. Dry pantyhose, stockings, hose, etc on a thin wire coat hanger. Simply attach them to the hanger with old bread bag clips.

By: EcoMonster

EcoMonster — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 03:04:13 +0000

Hi,
I’m currently collecting plastic bread tags for a upcycle craft project. If you’re interested in sending them my way instead of the landfills, email me at thoeyngo@gmail.com
Thank you!
EcoMonsters

By: David

David — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:01:19 +0000

Hello to you all;

I am the UK distributor for these bread tags and I am amazed at some of the novel and innovative uses you have all come up with to reuse these products. I can answer one question which has come up – you can recycle these clips in with your plastic recycling system here in the UK – The closures are made from Polystyrol which is a category 4 plastic so if you run out of novel ways to use them then they can happily be recycled.

By: Trudy-Anne

Trudy-Anne — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:13:14 +0000

I should have mentioned that i am in South Australia

By: Trudy-Anne

Trudy-Anne — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 04:20:25 +0000

Hello Leigh,

We have collected these in a community recycling program and have a couple of bags of them. if you or anyone else wants them, email me on molly1990@internode.on.net
Trudy-Anne

By: orangeterra

orangeterra — Mon, 17 May 2010 01:36:43 +0000

Leigh,

I have a bundle looking for a home. Email me at orangeterra@gmail.com.

By: Sara

Sara — Sun, 02 May 2010 08:26:07 +0000

My dad used one as a wine glass charm. Although, i’d probably decorate them first.

By: Leigh Morgan

Leigh Morgan — Sun, 02 May 2010 01:47:01 +0000

Hi,

My name is Leigh Morgan, I am in the process of collecting various colours and dates of bread tags from around the world for an art project I am planning. I would so greatful to anyone who is prepared to send any amount of bread tags, I am more than happy to cover postage/shipping costs, as I m in Australia.

Thanks,

Leigh Morgan

By: gail ross

gail ross — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:47:53 +0000

Yes, those are all wonderful ideas, but can they be sent to recycling centers and melted down, or however they do it, to make other products?

By: Sandra

Sandra — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:24:10 +0000

I am like Audrey, I would also like to know where I can buy some of the plastic bread clips. If you all find some one that sells them please email me a blondie72032@yahoo.com.

I want to use them on my electric wires to electronic equipment and some other little project I am working on. Thank for your help. :)

By: audrey

audrey — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:00:37 +0000

I have a use for the bread tags…marking flowers that are in bloom to determine over the season which ones to save the seeds.
My question is where can I buy them in bulk. Having friends, neighbors and relatives save them is not enough.

If anyone has any suggestions I would be very happy. Just email me!
Thanks
Audrey

By: ecomonster

ecomonster — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:10:26 +0000

i like the markers idea for knitting!

By: David

David — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:23:04 +0000

Sorry that’s tie’s not tags.