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  1. 06-19-2007, 04:07 PM #1
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    Default Keep or toss: newspaper bags and rubberbands

    For those of you that have your newspaper delivered to you. Do you keep or toss the bags and/or rubberbands?

    I usually toss the bag our newspaper comes in but I keep some of the rubberbands.
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  2. 06-19-2007, 04:08 PM #2
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    I toss them out.
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    I keep the rubberbands and reuse them for lots of things. I keep not all but lots of the bags that the newspaper comes in. They make really great bags for shoes and other things when you travel.

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  4. 06-19-2007, 04:27 PM #4
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    bags we used to use them for dog poop pickup and ours never had a rubberband that i can recall
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    I keep the rubber bands but throw out the bags. I hate clutter.
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    We don't get rubber bands, and I throw out the bags.

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    The bags are perfect for scooping dog poo. And I do keep the rubberbands to close the coffee bag etc. We only get the Sunday paper.
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    When I had the paper delivered, I used to keep the bags for trash in the car to keep the car tidy and put the rubber bands on a door handle so I had a few on hand.
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    Toss them out.

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    I toss them all out.
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    I don't get the paper, I swipe my parent's paper on Sunday afternoon (after they read it) Yes, I'm really that cheap!

    I save the rubber bands - the bags get recycled.
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    When we use to get the paper, rubberbands in the trash and paper in the recycle bag.
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    I save rubber bands and recycle plastic bags of all sizes.
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    We haven't gotten the paper in years. When we do get the freebie that they throw out the bag goes for doggie walks, the newspaper gets used to ship plant and if there is a rubber band it gets saved for use in the garden.

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    Newspapers get recycled.
    Rubber bands get saved. They become the big round rubberband ball and when we need one we take one off of the ball.
    The plastic bags get used or recycled.
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