Sentences with phrase «plastic bags as»

There are other uses for plastic bags as well.

Laura Marsden is back again this year and is still using recycled plastic bags as the root of her work.

But as of today, this peaceful getaway will be just that much more beautiful, thanks to a new law ridding the island of something that has spoiled many an attractive outdoor locale in Turkey: plastic bag trash.The Bozcaada municipality board agreed in April to prohibit the use of plastic bags as of June 5, World Environment Day, the Doğan News Agency reported last month.

The UK's largest health food store chain announced that the stores will be giving up plastic bags as of the new year and customers will be sold jute and cotton carrier bags instead.

Various events are planned throughout the project period: an introductory talk by artist Nathaniel Stern (October 28); a day during which Kaganovich and her assistants will occupy our art studio to demonstrate the processes and techniques used in making grow (November 17); and a hands - on workshop where you will learn to manipulate plastic bags as a raw material and make something to take home (January 20).

Turtles regularly die from eating plastic bags as they clog up their digestive system causing them to starve.

It is typical for young boys like Dennis from Uganda to make their own toys out of recycled materials such as bottles, tyres and plastic bags as there often is little money to buy them.

For months, Suffolk lawmakers had debated a straight ban on plastic bags and had settled on the fee on «single use» paper and plastic bags as a compromise with grocery store owners and labor unions that represent workers.

Most recycling facilities do not accept plastic bags as they jam the machinery.

Never use a plastic bag as a mattress cover because it's a suffocation hazard.

After starting the vehicle, I placed a book to block the air being sucked into the intake pipe (do not place a plastic bag as it might get sucked it) and obviously the vehicle died in few seconds.

For example, if you're sending a toy back because it was the wrong colour, it would be reasonable for you to open the parcel and take it out of the bubble wrap, but it would not be reasonable for you to remove the toy from a sealed clear plastic bag as you would have been able to see it was the wrong colour without taking it out.

Also avoid placing your pet's body in a plastic bag as these are usually non-biodegradable meaning that the bag and its contents will not be able to degrade naturally over time.

Not exact matches

Just as Torontonians were getting used to shelling out 5 cents for plastic bags, Mayor Rob Ford — possibly angered by having to carry so many nickels and unwilling to suffer the indignity of paying for a reusable shopping bag — put forth a motion to do away with the city's plastic - bag fee as of July 1.

Council agreed but cut Ford's victory dance short by promptly voting to do away with plastic bags altogether as of Jan. 1, 2013.

You might as well tape a plastic bag over your head.

As sophisticated electronic devices make reading onscreen not just convenient but comfortable, paper seems unnecessary, even obsolete, a harmful indulgence like plastic bags or incandescent light bulbs.

In June 2009, as a response to widespread calls for bans or other anti-bag measures from environmental groups, the city of Toronto required that all local stores charge 5 cents for every plastic bag they handed out.

Biodegradable and compostable bags are beginning to be introduced as substitutes for plastic bags.

As for the rest, I typically save them in a plastic bag.»

Place the primary container inside another sealed, leak proof secondary container, such as a can or plastic bag.

The distribution of plastic bags has been identified as a key environmental concern and has been called out by municipalities as a large contributor to land - fill waste.

Even in the pouring rain, one man offered one of us his plastic bag he was using as a raincoat.

The call to confession «invite people to get in touch with themselves and asks where they feel some empty spaces in their lives» (symbolized by a display of empty, clear plastic bags on the communion table), as if admitting emptiness were the same as confessing sin, and as if sin were merely the absence of good.

Just as expected, I found the plastic bag of giblets nestled inside the chest cavity, but there was something else rattling around in there I wasn't so sure about, some kind of bone.

Encompassed at all corners by such fine a cadre of companions, knights, and flags as could be wished by any modern mistress between her piles of trashy plastic bags, take care you mind your station and your manners.

To use as a marinade, place the sauce in a sealable plastic bag and add fish or chicken.

Today, strings of lights with brown plastic bags are available commercially as an alternative to the traditional paper bags.

When the bread is cooled completely just store it in a plastic bag in a breadbasket and cut slices as needed.

Fill a nice glass jar with your ready made granola and put the rest in plastic airtight bags to keep as a supply.

As you can see, I placed my marinated pork in a plastic zipper bag and placed it into the refrigerator.

Pour over the pork in the plastic bag, seal tightly removing as much air as possible and refrigerate for 2 hours but preferably overnight, up to as many days up to it's expiration date.

Plastic bags and films, like shrink wrap, are usually categorized as plastic code # 4, or LDPE (Low - density polyethPlastic bags and films, like shrink wrap, are usually categorized as plastic code # 4, or LDPE (Low - density polyethplastic code # 4, or LDPE (Low - density polyethylene).

Glass, plastic, and aluminum canisters or zip - top plastic bags can all be successfully used, as long as they are airtight.

So wrap your food up tight with plastic wrap or foil and make sure as much air is out of the bag or container as possible.

A two - hour bus ride to the mysterious, exotic East End of Montreal (the all - Francophone area, into which they never ventured otherwise); where everything was interesting and new, from the dark plumes of smoke that snaked across the sky from factory chimneys to the stray newspapers and empty plastic bags that swished across the neglected streets to the staccato joual that echoed down the alleys as they drove by.

If not using this mix right away, seal it tightly in a plastic bag, removing as much air as possible.

Couldn't help but laugh, as I have 3/4 of a cup of «Forbidden» purple rice, 3/4 a cup of whole wheat couscous and a large plastic bag with a small corner of bulgur wheat in a corner of the pantry exactly as described in this recipe.

Unilever tea brand, PG tips, is launching tea bags that are 100 % biodegradable: removing the plastic polypropylene which is commonly used as a sealant.

I always put my bread into a plastic bag once it has cooled for a few hours, then I slice the bread as the crust then becomes more soft.

The coating can be anything such as chopped nuts, sprinkles, coconut flakes, cocoa powder or plain but we had fun mashing up candy canes in a plastic zip - loc bag and rolling the healthy chocolate fudge balls in the candy right before serving.

Worked well, used a plastic sandwich bag with one edge cut as a piping bag.

Sweet Turkey Dessert Centerpiece Supplies: 3 boxes of Little Debbie Fall Party Cakes (any flavors) 3 empty Little Debbie Fall Party Cake boxes 1 bag of standard size marshmallows Orange, red and yellow food coloring Clean, food safe paint brush Gold food coloring spray (optional available at craft store) 3 bags of dried beans or rice (act as weights for the empty boxes) Hot glue gun with glue sticks Small to medium size Styrofoam pumpkin (from a dollar store or craft store) Bamboo skewers Candy corn Fruit leather (4 serving rolls) Candy eyes Plastic pilgrim hat (optional from craft store)...

Bunny Cakes Ingredients: 1 box of Little Debbie Easter Basket Cakes 1 bag of white candy melts 1 bag of pink candy melts Mini chocolate chips (these are for eyes, so you won't use that many) 20 mini marshmallows 2 uncooked pieces of spaghetti noodles (for the whiskers) Special Tools: Parchment paper Piping bags with # 3 tip or you can just snip of the corner of a plastic baggy If your making grass as decoration, 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut in a recloseable plastic bag 4 - 6 drops of green gel food coloring Directions: Melt candy melts in separate bowls, according to bag's directions.

There is no need to repackage everything at home in storage containers as I do with the flimsy plastic bags most health food stores provide.

Our noodles are packed in high - performance plastic bags to keep them as fresh as possible.

The team also handles procurement of items that are not for resale, such as plastic bags to bag groceries, containers to place bulk and fresh food in, cleaning and office supplies and small wares, such as plastic spoons and knives used in the deli and bakery departments.

Its Rooster's Pride Table Grapes are packed in clamshell containers as opposed to plastic bags.

Store 12 cups mixed hearty greens (such as escarole, mustard greens, and kale; if using mustard greens or kale, fold leaves over and cut off tough center rib and stems) and 1 cup kumquats, cut into thin rounds, seeded, in 2 separate resealable plastic bags.

As one of the leading manufacturers of plastic bags used in the foodservice and grocery industries, Pak - Sher understands the specific needs of its customers and uses that information more thoroughly than any of its competitors.