Lettuce is a big one for me, seems you always have to rip the packaging open to get to it then use half a box of plastic wrap to wrap it back up with...so now I put it in the plastic grocery bag I bring it home with, whirl it around tightly to get out all the air then secure with a old bread tie. Works rather well.
Ah this depends purely on the bread maker, see they have you addicted to the bread with the reusable ties lol.
Pretty much so, but then again 99.9% of the bread here comes with the ties....I can give you a cheap crafty alternative if you lack a tie...I grab a pipe cleaner from packs I keep laying around for arts and crafts for the grand kids and cut into ties.
Good idea, now I can stop using cable ties that I have to cut off. lol Joking.