Here in Canada, we buy milk in bags instead of the gallon jugs that are common in the US. Since we have two small children who are in perpetual growth spurts, we go through a lot of milk. Right now we buy three of the 4L bags, or the equivalent of three gallons. That's a lot of bags! There's the individual milk bag, each is about 1.5L, and then there's the outer bag that contains three of the 1.5L bags. So I'm trying to figure out ways to reuse these. I have used them as freezer bags occasionally, but that's about all I can come up with on my own, and we don't have pets that we could use the bags as poop bags. So I'm looking for some ideas, especially craft ideas if possible. So far I haven't found any craft ideas for these bags but here are some links I have found:
The Milk Bag...Tired of Being Treated Like Yesterdays Trash!: an instructable showing you how to reuse the milk as a liquid container. The only drawback I see is that if it's a liquid you intend to drink, -- or not, it doesn't matter -- since you do not open the bag from side to side as with other uses, the remnants of the milk will still be in the bag unless you clean it very well.
I am so sick of being sick.: blog post showing how this lady used her milk bags as potting containers for her tomato plants. I like this idea.
Canadian Mats for Haiti and Recycling Milk Bags into Bed Mats 2011/12: Another idea is there are groups that use the outer bags that contain the three 1.5L bags, to make "yarn" that is then used to make mats to send to Haiti.
I'll keep thinking and looking for other ideas. If anyone has any other ideas, please share them. I'd love to know!
