Plastic Grocery Bag Storage Solutions - Nifty & Thrifty

Yesterday, I opened the cabinet door beneath my kitchen sink to retrieve some dish soap. For the next 10 minutes I found myself on the kitchen floor organizing a pile of loose plastic grocery bags - hundreds of them.

I know you may feel like chastising me for even using the plastic bags at all. Why don't I use the the new fabric reusable grocery bags that all the grocery stores are touting? I know they may be better for the environment, but honestly, those bags are plastic-gold to me. Odd yes, but true. I am admittedly in the midst of a deep, passionate love affair with the linear-low density polyethylene film bag. Here are some reasons why:

25 Brilliant Uses for Plastic Grocery Bags
Read this informative article to find out 25 ways you can recycle plastic grocery bags! They make a variety of things, from knee protectors to parachutes!

But, my shear joy for the dual-handle plastic grocery bag is not the true focus of this post... No, I must find a proper home for this revolutionary domestic resource!

I personally went with the "nifty" plastic grocery bag storage solution below and couldn't be happier with it. No more cluttered grocery bag mess under my sink!

Nifty:

Form and function... A proper home for my little bundles of joy!

Thrifty:

Not as flashy, but fully functional...

Super Thrifty:

Kinda' ugly and involves some work, but hey, it does the job...

Make A Plastic Bag Storage Sack

Thanks to Chris Gardner (http://chrismgardner.com) for this budget bag storage option.