RSSTB2HB – Going Green at Doane College
Mar 23
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Visit us at www.doane.edu The Doane College chapter of Roots and Shoots shows you how to create hand bags using plastic bags from stores to help the environment
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Mar 23, 2011 @ 03:08:16
walmart walmart walmart oy the transparency. This is a great idea. Too bad they cannot tackle a real landfill and environmental problem – disposable diapers. I can reuse a plastic bag, but disposable diapers are one, done and off to the landfill. Too bad Walmart does not make logo’d diapers, then maybe enviro’s would care. ps – wash your reusable bags often. e-coli gathers in them if used for food shopping.
Mar 23, 2011 @ 03:53:51
walmart walmart walmart oy the transparency. This is a great idea. Too bad they cannot tackle a real landfill and environmental problem – disposable diapers. I can reuse a plastic bag, but disposable diapers are one, done and off to the landfill. Too bad Walmart dies not make logo’d diapers, then maybe enviro’s would care. ps – wash your reusable bags often. e-coli gathers in them if used for food shopping.
Mar 23, 2011 @ 04:07:39
@me42ol0vermc
So what happens when old bags aren’t used this way?
They go into the trash, then more are needed to be made because people don’t reuses them, then those ones go into the trash, then more are needed to be made because people don’t reuses them, then those ones go into the trash, then more are needed to be made….
Think before you comment, this is much better than the apathetic inaction typical of narrow minded consideration towards everyone and everything else.
Mar 23, 2011 @ 04:31:02
so what happens when the new bag isn’t wanted anymore? it goes in the trash.
Mar 23, 2011 @ 04:39:47
you do realize Melbourne is a city and not a country? Awesome professor
Mar 23, 2011 @ 05:23:26
does it still make a lot of noise when it is done but i really dont care i was just wondering and one guy said that he used the iron to make the seams. does that work that well??
Mar 23, 2011 @ 06:03:01
Fantastic! Thanks for including the what can go wrong part too. I’m excited to try this. Way to go! Keep up the excellent work.
Mar 23, 2011 @ 07:00:46
The nature is fine, the people are fucked!
Mar 23, 2011 @ 07:56:36
wonderful!
Mar 23, 2011 @ 08:25:10
heck if the world really does end in 2012, it might actually be a good thing.
as long as humans are gone anyway…. ugh but still…. i dont wanna die.
Mar 23, 2011 @ 08:46:47
i have made some bags liike that, though i didn’t use a sewing machine! I’ve just used the iron to make the ‘seam’. And it really worked and looked totally fine because there was no thread and what not.
Mar 23, 2011 @ 08:54:59
NO ONE CARES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mar 23, 2011 @ 08:59:15
thanks for the great video! i have a collection of plastic bags i have no idea what to do with.
Mar 23, 2011 @ 09:58:55
I just wanted to say thanks to all that are trying to solve the problems we have in the world today. You guys are awesome for saving the planet as well as saving precious little animals. WAY TO GO>>
Mar 23, 2011 @ 10:44:44
I use paper instead of wax paper.
Mar 23, 2011 @ 11:39:09
I did not know that melbourne is a country
First step- plasticbagf should be more expensive and have to be payed in the shop- like in Germany.
Mar 23, 2011 @ 12:12:49
Melbourne,Australia has not banned the use of plastic bags as you say in your videos.
Some traders ( 1 or 2 ) are in fact charging 10cents per bag that you use. We pay about $2 per cloth bag as we all have to do our bit for the future. As per usual big companies make the changes not governments legislation.
Sorry to let you know as we all should do more and maybe your vid’s will help I for one stand beside you in your quest to save our planet.
Sorry
Shane
Mar 23, 2011 @ 12:14:35
what an awesome project & a great way to use the trash I find along the road. this is what I’ll be making as my holiday gifts in ’09. Thank you & keep up the great work!
Mar 23, 2011 @ 12:43:00
what a wonderful idea. a long time ago i purchased a big tee shirt Iron and it would be perfect for this project. the kind that you see at state fairs.
Mar 23, 2011 @ 12:52:36
Hi Pip, As it turns out both work great (#2 and #4). They also melt to each other great too. There are some plastic that are more like cellophane which do not work. Brad
Mar 23, 2011 @ 13:03:28
I know that the Wal-Mart bags and the majority or grocery store bags are HDPE (high-density polyethylene, marked with a #2), but in my area, the Target stores use LDPE (low-density polyethylene, marked with a #4).
When people handle the plastic in the video, it sounds like HDPE (HDPE just sort of sounds “crinklier” than LDPE). But I see you use bags from both Wal-Mart and Target. Does it matter if they are HDPE or LDPE? Or are the Target bags you use made of HDPE?
Mar 23, 2011 @ 13:20:18
The netting is going great! Take a look at that video here on youtube. Brad
Mar 23, 2011 @ 13:47:31
Great idea. How is the malaria netting prototype working out and is it viable?
Mar 23, 2011 @ 14:22:54
Cause i have ALOT of them. LOL.
Mar 23, 2011 @ 14:26:57
is there a reason why you chose walmart bags?