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bag as a cutting board when cutting up particularly messy items, like meat, or to collect vegetable shavings.
16. Use a clean bag as a non-stick surface for rolling out dough.

Out of the House:

17. Keep a small stash of bags in the truck of the car they are great for all kinds of emergencies.
18. Use plastic grocery bags as camping trip garbage bags.
19. Pick up bags you see at the park or in the street and use them to collect any garbage and recyclable litter.

20. Keep a few in the diaper bag these can be very handy when confronted with a very messy diaper, or when the mess has spread to baby's clothes, to protect the rest of the bag's contents.
21. Donate them to your child's daycare center.
22. When traveling, wrap a plastic bag around your toiletry bag to prevent any spills from spreading.
23. Tie a couple over your feet and keep your shoes clean when you have to walk through a muddy area.
24. Donate them to the local library many use them for sending home big stacks of books with patrons who did not bring their own bag.
25. Donate them to your local thrift store.

Reduce the Number of Plastic Bags You Get:

26. Bring the plastic bags you already have to the store to reuse them.
27. Bring your own cloth or crocheted plastic bags to the store.
28. Go through the self-checkout so you can add more items to each bag than checkers normally do.
29. When buying just one or two items, just throw them in your purse or briefcase, or carry them to the car bag-less.

And Lastly:

30. Support companies that use recycled plastic, from handmade African crafts to designer chairs to composite decking.

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