How would of you solved this dilemma

[marla]

Here is a dilemma I came across today. I have all these stiff bags that I need to throw away, but because of their stiffness, they take up a lot of room and force to to use a lot of garbage bags. When I tried to crush them, they would regain their previous shape. When I tried cutting them, they were so thick that it would have taken me hours to do so. What I decided to do was to use masking tape to force them into a smaller size so that they didn't take up as much room. This meant that I didn't have to use nearly as many garbage bags, but I ended up using masking tape that I really didn't need to use. Was I right to use the masking tape to save on using plastic bags or should I have just used more plastic bags?

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

Might it have been possible to cut a couple of the bags into "ropes" with which to tie together the rest of the mass? What were the bags made of?

[b4freedom]

Duck tape.

[cschin4]

Using a "resource" (duct tape) to eliminate an unneccessary "resource" doesn't make sense to me. Why don't you just throw them away?

[cschin4]

Send them to Disneysteve. He hates waste! LOL! Just kidding Steve!

[disneysteve]

Originally Posted by cschin4

Send them to Disneysteve. He hates waste! LOL! Just kidding Steve!

LOL! Thanks.

marla - How about just using them as trash bags? Fill them with trash and throw them away. Let the trash truck crush them for you.

[rennigade]

soak them in water, they're flatten out real quick. thats of course if you plan never to use them again.

[PrincessPerky]

Originally Posted by disneysteve

LOL! Thanks.

marla - How about just using them as trash bags? Fill them with trash and throw them away. Let the trash truck crush them for you.

thats would be my plan. unless they have major holes?

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

What are these made of? If paper, I would probably use them underneath a layer of mulch for weed suppression in paths in my garden or in areas that are permanently planted. That is what I do with newspaper and large corrugated boxes already. I have a large, very heavy duty paper bag that is sitting beside my compost pile, awaiting just that purpose.

[creditcardfree]

I think the masking tape will break down far quicker than a plastic bag. The idea of using them to take out trash is an excellent idea.

[PrincessPerky]

Originally Posted by Joan.of.the.Arch

What are these made of? If paper, I would probably use them underneath a layer of mulch for weed suppression in paths in my garden or in areas that are permanently planted. That is what I do with newspaper and large corrugated boxes already. I have a large, very heavy duty paper bag that is sitting beside my compost pile, awaiting just that purpose.

How does that work? you have a path of cardboard? or you burry the cardboard?

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

I just lay the cardboard down on the bare soil , then I put the wood chip mulch on top of it.

[mom-from-missouri]

i do that around my roses. Works great-cardboard is often treated with a chemical to repel bugs, so that helps keep bugs out of the roses also. Then I mulch over it.

[scfr]

Originally Posted by disneysteve

marla - How about just using them as trash bags? Fill them with trash and throw them away. Let the trash truck crush them for you.

Oooh ... Great idea!

Some other suggestions:

- Could you just throw away a couple at a time, filling in as much available space as you have leftover in your trash can each week?

- If you have a whole ton of them, what about hauling them to the dump? Some dumps charge a flat fee per passenger car.

[PrincessPerky]

Originally Posted by Joan.of.the.Arch

I just lay the cardboard down on the bare soil , then I put the wood chip mulch on top of it.

thanks.

[bjl584]

Fire?

[ScrimpAndSave]

That's a tough one...I would say that maybe...you have too much time on your hands?

[myrdale]

Originally Posted by bjl584

Fire?

That is what I would suggest. If not, just throw one away every week the trash picks up. Or stick one in the car and take it to work and throw away every day.

[zetta]

Here is a dilemma I came across today. I have all these stiff bags that I need to throw away, but because of their stiffness, they take up a lot of room and force to to use a lot of garbage bags. When I tried to crush them, they would regain their previous shape. When I tried cutting them, they were so thick that it would have taken me hours to do so.

Seems like someone on freecycle might have a use for practically indestructible bags???

[antiver]

Seems like you would have been better off donating them somewhere...