This time, we decided to introduce you to plastic-free food storage. Here we explain numerous ways of avoiding common kitchen items like plastic containers, zip-lock bags, and cling wrap, and help make your food storage more eco-friendly. So, if you: Want to know how to store your food...
Use an old canvas tote bag to pack your groceries so you don’t contribute to all the plastic and paper bags that ultimately end up in the trash. Keeping a folded tote in your bag or in the trunk of your car will ensure you never hit the store without it. [Related: Reusable ...
PET bottles should be used in a first-in-first-out system to limit the time stored. Long-term storage should be accomplished using a sealed polyethylene plastic bag or lined drums, totes, bins, Gaylord containers, supersacks, or seabulks. The plastic liner will help prevent dust and dirt ...
Plastic food storage containers are great for keeping leftovers fresh and preventing spills, but they can also create a mess in your cabinets or drawers if you don’t store them properly. To avoid this, toss any container that’s stained, cracked or doesn’t seal properly. Then use a divid...
Instead, take off any plastic packaging as soon as you get the fruit home and break up the bunch. Jamie Crummie, co-founder of the world's largest surplus food app Too Good To Go, said: “Keep some in a bowl on the counter to ripen and store other bananas in the fridge to delay ...
day, such as drink and food containers,trash bags and grocery bags,cups and children's toys,and bottles for everything from mouthwash and shampoo to glass cleaner and dishwashing liquid. And that's not even counting all the plastic that goes into furniture, appliances, ...
Items like plastic bags, dishes, food storage containers, and baby bottles add to landfills and may leach dangerous chemicals. But short of dumping all your plastic utensils in the trash, what can you do? Here's how to reduce your consumption of new plastic and find safer ways to handle ...
plastic food containers are a safe way to store pet foods. look for bpa-free options made from food-grade plastic. for an extra layer of protection, place the bag of food directly into the container rather than dumping the food directly out and having it come into contact with the plastic...
There does come a time when all the cleaning in the world can’t save your plastic containerand that’s the problem with using plastic to store your food – it has a very short life cycle – that’s why these containers you find in supermarket only cost a few bucks – they end up ...
Doing as much as we can to reduce the amount we buy will look different for everyone, but every contribution helps to tackle the plastic pollution crisis.” We all know that buying loose fruit and veg in the supermarket or taking your own clean, reusable containers to a fresh meat, fish ...