Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle plastic pet food bags?

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:54:49 +0000

JacciR, I love this idea and plan on doing it next growing season.

By: JacciR

JacciR — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:43:01 +0000

I have used similar bags as ‘grow bags’, last year my cucumbers were really happy planted in these.

Step one: Remember to cut the bag open neatly at the top!
Step two: Use the dog food!
Step three: Fill the bags with good quality compost, fold and staple the top shut. Lay flat, like a pillow.
Step four: Punch neat holes in the underside with a sharp knife.
Step five: Cut 2 slits along the top from left to right – or right to left if you prefer!! Do not cut too close to the edge of the bag.
Step six: Evenly space your plants, leaving about 15cm between each plant. Works well for tomatoes, cucumbers or pick and come again greens.

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:03:26 +0000

Interesting writeup – definitely makes you look at the bags differently whenever you see them.

By: Myrtle May

Myrtle May — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:32:34 +0000

I use a similar type of bag (I presume) to hold my kitchen scraps before they go into the compost bin. I find it much better than anything else I’ve used, it’s simplicity itself to wash out, the zip locks it shut, easily and it’s very light.
I know that’s only 1 bag, but it’s a start!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:01:37 +0000

I love them for trash bags that hold things like broken glass and broken tile and metal and other things that would poke through regular, even black contractor trash bags.

But I’ve also made archery targets, aprons and other things with them. Here’s a listing of posts from my blog with the tutorials for some of these things too.
http://makingdowiththenotsonew.blogspot.com/search/label/animal%20food%20bags

By: Covert_Operations'78

Covert_Operations'78 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:00:05 +0000

Since we’ve cut down so much on plastic bag usage, like Carol, I use plastic pet food bags as garbage bags too. I live in the tropics, so weevil and insect infestation of pet food in paper packaging is a huge problem, as is humidity.

By: Pet

Pet — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:04:23 +0000

Yesterday, I made from normal plastic bags, one big shopper, using the idea from http://etsylabs.blogspot.com/2007/05/long-overdue-fusing-plastic-bag.html. It worked very well.
Perhaps you can do the same with these plastic bags? You might need less layers, since these are thicker than the normal ones.

By: carol

carol — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:17:23 +0000

Not a very original idea, but I use the larger dog food bags as garbage bags in the garage. They last about as long as the dogs take to empty the next bag. I’ve tried them in the garden as a weed barrier, but the rain puddles on them.