Last one for now!
By Fleur
@Fleura (34927)
United Kingdom
February 2, 2022 10:09am CST
I’ve been on a run of repairing and upcycling things, but this is the last one for now.
Since plastic bags have fallen out of favour, plenty of organisations have been using cotton or canvas bags instead, thinking that they are more environmentally friendly (or at least make them look good!)
Of course this is only the case if the bag is kept and re-used; if it is thrown away the impact is worse than throwing away a plastic bag as making a cotton bag uses far more energy, water, land etc. than plastic!
But anyway the outcome is that we now have more bags kicking around. Not that I have bought any as I always take a bag with me, but sometimes people have used them to bring me things or something, and I have ended up with bags printed with all sorts of logos from steam railways to veterinary conferences, none of which really tempt me to carry them around.
Finally I decided to do something with this one. I raided my stash of fabric scraps, cut out a few shapes, and stitched them on while watching a DVD with the girls.
The result is that we are now fighting over who gets to take this bag!
All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2022.
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
2 Feb 22
I mentioned to someone not long ago that the disposable plastic grocery bags were actually more environmentally friendly than the cotton reusable bags and they called me a liar. I gave them a link to a scientific video that gave facts and figures about it but they didn't bother watching it, just told me anyone could make a video so it doesn't prove anything. I had to laugh about it.
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
2 Feb 22
@Fleura That's interesting. I've never heard that before.
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@Fleura (34927)
• United Kingdom
2 Feb 22
The man who invented the plastic bag did so out of concern for the number of trees that were being cut down to make paper bags. Apparently he always carried one in his pocket. It just never occurred to him that people would just throw them away!
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
2 Feb 22
Some of those reusable bags are made from recycled plastic pop bottles. I had a nice big red one that I kept some Christmas stuff in but when I went to take out the ceramic tree this past year, the durn bag fell apart, just disintegrated before my eyes.
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
2 Feb 22
@Fleura No, everything in the bag was fine, just the bag wasn't.
And since you did the jazzing up on it, then you get to use it. If they want something similar, they can very well do it themselves, too. 
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@Fleura (34927)
• United Kingdom
3 Feb 22
@BarBaraPrz Good point. And yes you are right, it was quite a simple job.
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