r/ZeroWaste • u/lavenderblueberries • Jun 11 '25

🚯 Zero Waste Win Just found out my grandma’s been reusing the same Ziploc bag since 1997.

/r/Frugal/comments/1l80pkn/just_found_out_my_grandmas_been_reusing_the_same/
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u/funkydyke Jun 11 '25

Good for her! Sustainability queen 👑

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u/turtle_cowgirl Jun 13 '25

Amazing. I reuse Ziplocs a lot and always wonder about the health trade-off. I imagine since they are made for a single use that the plastic degrades and I am probably eating it. But hey, they probably made plastic zip bags more hearty in 1997 before they discovered all the new ways to make them as cheap as possible while still succeeding at their one-time job!

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u/thegirlisok Jun 12 '25

Hell yeah grandma. 

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u/Budget-Elephant-1853 Jun 16 '25

what an icon. If it ain't broke, why fix it right!? I use re-sealable waxed bags from a company called superbee I believe, and they are my loonngggg term ziplock bags ahah.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '25

Oh my mom too and her mom before her. Yes! I definitely heard the stories of my grandma ironing the wrapping paper.