Perfect Duluth Day: Anyone need a pile of empty coffee sacks?

Yep...that's right...a pile...a huge frickin pile of 'em. I have more than 2,000 skidded up in our basement at work taking up valuable space. They used to contain green coffee. Now they don't, and they're not much use to us.

Ideally, I'd like to unload the whole lot all at once, but a hundred at a time would be cool as well. If you've got some gardening, composting, landscaping, or general projects around your domicile this spring/summer; setting the Guinness record for the single largest sack race, new dog bedding, working on your car, or cushion covers for that ratty old couch in your garage...these babies would be ideal. We have two types, jute and another type of natural fiber...both of which break down and compost rather well over a relatively short amount of time. They're handy, they're clean...and have a plethora of uses (HA! I used the word "plethora" in a sentence!).

We normally have regulars who come in to pick up ten at a time, but since we generate about a hundred or so a week, more are emptied than go out the door...

If you'd like, leave a comment (i'll get yer email off that) and I'll set you up with the info...

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MNTap's material exchange program might also be a way to go. I think they're affiliated with U of M and WLSSD. http://mnexchange.org/

Posted by: -Berv | March 26, 2007 06:31 PM

thanks berv...we'll look into this...kinda sounds like a freecycle meets DemoLicious.

interesting...

Posted by: zra... | March 26, 2007 08:30 PM

what are the approximate dimensions? how many gallons would they hold, if they could?

Posted by: rnarum | March 27, 2007 12:32 AM

gallons?

of liquid?

oh god, I hope not...you'll have one heck of a mess on your hands...

kidding, kidding!!!

umm, they used to contain green coffee, to the tune of about 134-154 pounds (154lbs is 70 kilos, for you Eurotrash types, 134 is 60kilos)...so...2 foot by three foot? just a guesstimate...

as for gallons? gees, I dunno...

Posted by: zra... | March 27, 2007 06:50 AM

I bet if you put them on Freecycle they would all be gone in one day.

Posted by: starfire | March 27, 2007 07:56 AM

I picked some up awhile ago! They are awesome for wrapping your trees to protect them from the deer.
Also, we have a decorative scarecrow that is commercially made from burlap.
Our intention for the others will be to create MORE scarecrows to sell at the fall festival in october (shameless plug!)

Posted by: heysme | March 27, 2007 09:02 AM

freecycle is option #3...we're trying to get rid of as many in one shot as humanly possible. A couple of years ago, I did post on Freecycle, but we had people coming in and just grabbing one or two...not really enough to make a dent in what we were generating in a day...

I got rid of a couple hundred by giving them to the Community Garden people...which was cool...I'll hit them up next week and see if they need any more...

Thought I'd offer 'em up to my comrades here on PDD first...

Posted by: zra... | March 27, 2007 07:00 PM

how do I get sacks? I can think of all sorts of uses... I will gladly take 20-50.

Posted by: jen | March 30, 2007 05:07 PM

jen, call the roasterie this week...724.6849 and talk to one of the office folks...they'll be able to give us advance warning...

(sorry, your email got dumped by accident...)

Posted by: zra... | April 1, 2007 09:39 AM

I would be more than happy to take them please contact me if they are still available. We can make arrangements for pick up. tina.nelson@cox.net

Posted by: tina nelson | September 25, 2007 01:13 PM

Sounds good to me, where are you?

Posted by: katy | November 19, 2007 04:35 AM

I might be interested in a large quantity depending on where you are located and how much shipping cost to Tulsa, Ok would be.

Posted by: Ron | November 21, 2007 09:13 AM

Am interested. Is it possible to see a picture of label on bags. Also, price per quantity & ? about shipping. Interested.Thanks

Posted by: Diana Ready | January 11, 2008 09:54 PM

yip i need a whole bunch ,, were are they

Posted by: cam | February 15, 2008 10:34 PM

Hi-I've been looking for these things for ages.
I got some a couple of years ago in Sri Lanka and use them to store spuds-they are better than paper sacks.
Shame you can't ship them over here otherwise I would buy a load of them from you.
All the best from the UK

Posted by: IAIN in the UK | April 2, 2008 10:46 AM

Do you still have the sacks? From Chicago definitely interested. Will pick up.

Posted by: Joe | May 6, 2008 07:52 PM

Anyone need a pile of empty coffee sacks?

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