I have a feedbag holding outside toys on the porch.
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My sister-in-law takes all our feed bags and makes them into tote bags. The result is a very sturdy bag for use anywhere. You can get ideas and patterns online (Pinterest, etc.,). Recycle, recycle, recycle.does anyone have any ideas on what to do w/all the feed sacks one collects? I use a couple for recycling (cardboard, cans, #1 plastic), and I wipe off my dog food bags & use them for wrapping packages (inside out so I can use the blank side for addressing). Oh, and I use them as trash bags too.
I wouldn't advise using feed bags that are out of woven plastic as a mulch layer in the garden. Exposed to rain and sun they will desintegrate quite rapidly and you'll have little plastics pieces all over your garden. Quite a mess.I use some as trash bags, but I've got more than I need for that purpose. I'm going to experiment with using some as a mulch layer in the vegetable garden.
That's a good point about the plastic disintegrating. I may need to learn how to sew, as tote bags seem like the best idea.I wouldn't advise using feed bags that are out of woven plastic as a mulch layer in the garden. Exposed to rain and sun they will desintegrate quite rapidly and you'll have little plastics pieces all over your garden. Quite a mess.
But I too am packing away feed bags for future use... I would love to know a real good way to reuse them apart from what all of you above have already mentioned.
As I don't have instiutionalized garbage disposal everything stays on my property - and that's a real problem.
How do you get the feed bags cleaned? For example, the greasy dog food bags. Open them up and scrub them down? Inside out and scrubbed? How do you get the seams cleaned?That's a good point about the plastic disintegrating. I may need to learn how to sew, as tote bags seem like the best idea.
I found that to be the best use for them, the good news is that I have a steady supply coming in so I can just replace them frequently. The angle they face the sun determines how long they last. Face them like a solar panel catching rays and they last a month maybe 2, face them North or keep them in a mostly shaded area you can stretch them out to a yearThey are NOT UV stable by any stretch.
Used them on the chicken tractor and got one season out before the bags just started disintegrating.