Sentences with phrase «use of paper bags»

We sell reusable bags at below cost and charge for the use of paper bags at the register.

«With all these laws being passed against plastic grocery bags I predict we will see an increased use of paper bags!

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Rose likes to use the example of the unassuming paper bag, which many consider to be a greener choice at, say, the grocery store.

Fashions come, fashions go — today's newspapers are used to make paper bags tomorrow (before the advent of plastic, to be twirled into a cone to hold the rice grains, or to wrap up vegetables, meat and fish!).

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.

I save myself using a lot of small bags by doing your method, steaming then flash freezing them on a piece of parchment paper laid out across the whole freezer, the rounds shouldnt touch when freezing, after 2 hours flip and wait another hour, they will be able to be packed into a big gallon bag and the rounds wont stick together, works for shredded uncooked zucchini too.

Using oven mitts, carefully pour mixture into the large paper bag and shake a couple of times.

I think I'll try using one of those paper bags meant for loose - leaf teas.

To pop 6 cups of popcorn at a time in the microwave, pour 1/4 cup popcorn kernels in a clean paper lunch sack (I use a 12 3/8 X 6 1/8 X 4» brown paper lunch bag).

We try to cut down the amount of waste we produce — we've eliminated most of our paper towel use (it takes us a couple months to go through one roll now), and we wash and reuse resealable plastic bags.

Instead of using a plate and a nice table napkin, I decided to rip open a small brown paper bag and used it to hold the panini and chips.

Plastic bags, plastic pots, paper bags, and cans are some of the most commonly used packaging materials (with or without oxygen removal) selected, based on penetration properties and thickness (Gradziel, 1988).

The pizza box as we know it probably came into being between World War I and World War II, when the cardboard box started to take the place of the thin, wax - lined paper bags pies used to come in.

Use the thicker freezer ziploc bags, and put your pieces of fudge in a single layer, then place a paper towel on top.

Although I am actively trying to make the switch to reusing and then recycling brown paper shopping bags as a means of gift giving, the problem with that is I use cloth shopping bags and so rarely actually have a reason to collect brown paper bags from groceries.

We don't use plastic bags — just waxed paper bags when we run out of the cloth ones.

I am trying to give up paper towels, paper napkins and use my cloth bags instead of plastic grocery bags.

We already cloth diaper, use cloth napkins, reserve paper towels for jobs like wrapping fresh herbs, use glass storage containers (all the better for re-heating in the oven instead of the microwave), and use reusable grocery bags!

We already do a few things like using dishcloths instead of paper towel, coolers instead of lunch bags and placemats instead of paper towels for quick meals in which I don't have to have to deal with dishes.

No all posts are green, but three posts that do fit that category include recycled Christmas tree using paper from an old catalog, A «Bow» tiful Christmas tree made out of a grocery bag and misshapen present bows, and a Bell Christmas ornament made from an Easter egg.

It was crazy to watch a couple hundred people all eating out of Ziploc baggies using about 4 for each kids lunch and throwing them away after - we must have filled an entire Drum Trash Can with Ziplocks and brown paper bags!

... or instead of buying all of these new items, use items you already have around the house — old purses (for girls), tupperware, visit second - hand stores for cloth napkins... it's hard to get excited about «be a green parent» articles, blog entries, and websites that just tell us to go buy something b / c it is green... even the Waste Free Lunch website tries to sell us on how much less it costs to pack a lunch, saying that cloth napkins, lunch bag, reusable containers and thermoses don't cost anything while tabulating the cost of paper / disposable versions... but there is an initial layout, so that argument doesn't hold my attention.

I try to use glass and plastic containers, paper bags and a variety of other materials, but alas, too often resort to little plastic bags for space saving reasons.

We use cloth napkins, kitchen towels in place of paper towels, reusable shopping bags and we use recycled bags and paper in our business!

, one of the things that has been hard for us is buying things like laundry soap, toiletries, dish soap, toilet paper, ziploc bags, anything like that that is used regularly in a home, but is not covered by food stamps.

If you do use paper lunch bags, double bagging creates an additional layer of insulation to help protect the food inside.

You can make a contraption with a net, boxes, a clean can, or anything else you can think of such as paper towel rolls, empty containers, tin foil, paper, string or yarn, sandwich bags, etc; or, how about using an old shoe since they are said to be cobblers.

When we have to shop we take our own cloth bags to the market instead of using «paper or plastic» from the store.

use disposable plastic pastry bags instead of the paper kind, if you do nt mind paying the money for them.

You could easily use the same technique to make homemade gift wrap by printing onto a roll of brown paper instead of brown paper bags.

more eco-friendly by eliminating the use of excess paper and disposable plastic bags that mom used when scraping soiled inserts

I use many of those to stock my stash of plastic bags, but am stumped on how to replace the brown paper ones.

In this busy bag, by using foam in lieu of paper, this chain can be created over and over again!

This year we are still using brown paper bags but I wrap things in plastic wrap instead of baggies.

In this activity, your child will use some of her five senses to guess the mystery content in a brown paper lunch bag, encouraging her to use their oral language skills.

When used in place of pre-packaged foods, disposable baggies and paper products, EasyLunchbox containers and cooler bags are a boon to budget minded lunch eaters!

Preparation: Shake bottle well before each use Combine 1 - 3 teaspoons of LuSa Organics Baby Wipe Juice with 1 water cup and mix well Pour over paper towel or cloth wipe Store in sterilized plastic tub (or in a zip bag if travelling) Launder used cloth wipes with diapers

Environmentalists also expressed disappointment with Cuomo's proposal, noting it exempts several types of plastic bags and does not impose a fee on paper bags to encourage the use of reusable bags.

After state lawmakers stepped in last week to vote on legislation that would delay the implementation of a plastic and paper bag fee in New York City, a Brooklyn assemblyman, Felix Ortiz, is looking to discourage use of disposable bags statewide.

In other municipalities, Mr. Turner said, enacting such a fee did result in a reduction of paper and plastic bag use.

Now You and Wu have come up with an alternative crease pattern, which adds a number of extra creases to the traditional pattern used in conventional paper grocery bags.

When they come across a crusty specimen, they use chisels or knives to cut a sample of the lichen and its substrate, sealing it all in a paper bag.

Procedure • In a steady, even pace — about one word every second if you are using a clock or watch — read the following list of words in order: home, dog, rock, hand, table, card, bag, monkey, phone, cookie, mouse, paper, nail, hat, pillow, water, juice, watch, circle and glass.

Let us all recycle, bring our own reusable bags to the market, use rags instead of paper towels, and pick up trash on the beach.

These areas are also prone to stretch marks, irritation, hypopigmentation (lightening), and «a crinkly, cigarette - paper appearance,» Strachan explains — a good reason to avoid that old beauty - queen trick of using hemorrhoidal cream to de-puff eye bags, experts say.

The tea bag paper used to make our tea bags is manufactured from a specially selected blend of manila hemp fiber derived from the leaf stalks of the abacá plant, cellulose, and thermoplastic fibers, making it strong and durable with a high wet strength.

The linings of microwave - popcorn bags may contain a toxic chemical called perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, which is used to prevent the food from sticking to the paper.

Sometimes I gift these on their own for the hell of it, using cute little paper gift bags and a some shredded tissue paper without any need other than my love of sharing homemade things.

The paper bags and boxes use the highest amount of post-consumer recycled content.

I used to be a «skinny jeans all day» kind of gal, but in the past year, I started looking for and wearing more relaxed fits and styles that provide more comfort - from paper - bag cinched relaxed pants to jeggings (a.k.a., leggings that look like jeans).