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10 Smart Uses for Old Plastic Bags

They multiply like Tribbles in drawers and closets — which is why you need these new ways to reuse grocery bags

10 Smart Uses for Old Plastic Bags
Kana Okada
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Plastic Bags as Hand Protectors
Fact: There are some things you'd just as soon not touch with your bare hands. Use bags as gloves to handle what's messy (say, chicken carcasses) or just plain gross (like the little "presents" the dog leaves in the front yard), then turn them inside out to trap the offending matter inside for easy disposal.


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