I have a mad hate for urban tumbleweeds. Y'know, those plastic grocery bags that blow around endlessly? Hate. I've found a way to take the ones I can grab and convert them into re-usable shopping bags. I crochet them into handy (strong!) shopping bags. I haven't done much else with them.
Believe it or not, my city council recently floated the idea of banning these. (Hooray!) Of course, in they were roundly defeated (Boo!) but it's a start. Of course I'll still use my reusable crochet bags, and I'll continue to steal more bags out of grocery store recycling bins so I can make more. I'm also looking for bag-alternatives for those times when I either forget to put the bags back in my trunk, or don't have a bag, etc.
Furoshiki looks promising. It's a Japanese method of using a square cloth (usually silk or nylon) and tying your bundles (wine bottles, groceries, melons, etc.) into a bag-like arrangement.
Here are some basic wraps. An article with more information and plenty of other links is at DIY Life
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