Bonus Tip: Wash Your Plastic Bags\n Note: If you have any bags that are particularly grimy or have held raw meat, you\u2019re better off tossing them out of an abundance of caution. Better safe than sorry!\n Pull a plastic bag over each hand to use them as a pair of makeshift gloves! It\u2019s a great way to keep your hands clean when handling messy foods, or when cleaning up messes like vomit, sticky crafts, etc.\n Use a plastic bag and some distilled white vinegar to clean your shower head! Fill the bag with vinegar and use a rubber band to secure it around your shower head. Let it soak for an hour or so to allow the vinegar to dissolve mineral deposits and cut through soap scum.\n Don\u2019t have a stand or cover for your toilet plunger? Cover the rubber end with a plastic bag to contain germs and grime!\n Grocery store bags are just the right size to use as liners in small wastebaskets. Put a few extra bags in the bottom of the empty wastebasket before lining it with another bag, and that way you\u2019ll have a replacement ready to go the next time you empty it!\n Before you put shoes or handbags into storage, stuff a few plastic bags inside them. The bags will help your shoes or purses retain their shape while they\u2019re in storage so they don\u2019t wind up misshapen or lumpy.\n Tie an empty grocery sack to the back of your headrest on long car rides or road trips. It\u2019s the perfect makeshift trash can for empty wrappers and drinks bottles since you can throw the whole thing away at the next rest stop!\n Some people may feel a little nauseous in the car, while others may get truly carsick! Prepare for the worst by keeping a few empty plastic bags in your car. That way, you\u2019ll always have a \u201cbarf bag\u201d handy should you ever find yourself with a vomiting passenger.\n For those who park their cars on the street or in uncovered spots, it\u2019s all too common to wake up to frozen side mirrors and windshield wipers during the winter. So when the forecast calls for overnight snow, cover your wipers and side mirrors with plastic bags. The bags will keep them free of ice and snow and make the next morning\u2019s commute a little easier!\n To avoid tracking mud or slush into your car when the weather\u2019s bad, keep a stash of plastic bags in the car. Slip one bag over each shoe before stepping into the car to keep your floor mats clean!\n With as much plant shopping as I did this past summer, I know just how much dirt winds up in your trunk after unloading a good plant haul! So that\u2019s why I\u2019ve started keeping a stash of plastic bags in my car, so I can wrap the bottoms of any plants and plant starts to keep dirt out of my car.\n source: one good thing Bonus Tip: Wash Your Plastic Bags Regardless of how exactly you plan to reuse your plastic grocery bags, it\u2019s not a bad idea to wash them first. It\u2019s quick and easy to do, and it\u2019s bound to give you some peace of mind that your bags aren\u2019t covered in dirt or\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[98,115,176,130,30,46,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-45890","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tie-life-style","8":"tag-garden","9":"tag-healthy-lifestyle","10":"tag-home-tips","11":"tag-house-keeping","12":"tag-household-hacks","13":"tag-life-hacks","14":"tag-life-style"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Test-Your-Observation-Skill.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Keep Your Hands Clean\n
\nClean Your Shower Head\n
\nCover Your Plunger\n
\nLine A Wastebasket\n
\nKeep The Shape Of Purses & Shoes\n
\nContain Trash In The Car\n
\n\u00a0Use As \u201cBarf Bags\u201d For Carsick Passengers\n
Keep Mirrors & Wipers Ice-Free\n
\nCover Muddy Shoes\n
Wrap Plant & Plant Starts\n
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