Recycling

Recycled Shopping Totes

By editor ⋅ March 21, 2008 ⋅ Email this post ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

Each of these Recycled Doggie Bag Totes originally contained 50 pounds of dog food, so you know they were meant to be strong. With the help of a sewing machine and some simple sewing, you can easily turn similar oversized doggie bags into your own sturdy tote bags.

If you prefer knitting, cut up approximately 14 plastic shopping bags to make a colorful Recycled Shopping Tote, or use raffia to Knit a Straw Tote Bag, similar to the roomy kind of straw bag that Grandma used to use.

One more option for those who sew is this Fabric Tote Bag, which is patterned after (and then replaces) those common plastic shopping bags that seem to multiple under the sink.