I empty them, fold them up and place them in a tote.

Can the emptied soil be used for next season? Is it O.K. to empty the soil in a corner of the garden and to keep the tote also in the garden. I am in Md. where winter is really cold.

bring the tote inside. garage or basement. cold winters are tough on plastic. yeah, I empty my soil in a wheelbarrow and then distribute it around the garden the following spring ...

I stored half of the leftover soil in a large trash can and distributed the rest among the garden beds. The bags themselves I let dry out and then stored in the garage. I used the old soil as the bottom layer in the bags and topped with fresh soil this spring. You probably don't want to use the soil again if you had obvious signs of disease, though.