Do you wash them out and reuse, and put leftover food in. Or do you simply toss them out?If everybody would reuse these, our landfields would not be over filling.There are plenty of uses for these types of things. We use ours for storing all sizes of nuts, bolts, and screws. We also use it for going on a picnic,and loading small toys in it for the kids.Tell me what you do with yours.
dale621
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depnds on the container , the small butter bowls make great snack bowls for kids school lunchs , the bigger bowls make great left over containers , i have even stored sugar in them as well as storing koolaid packets etc , the ice cream pails make great laundry soap containers as well as clothes pin containers ,, the buckets i get from buying cat litter i re use them as well , for storing christmas lights , laundry soap (powder) , bathroom trash , bed room trash cans , as well as kitchen trash , i also us ethem to store pet food , so there are many uses for them , if kids come over and want to color i use several smaller bowls to place exact amount of crayons and same colors in them so the kids dont fight over them etc , , i also use the bowls and ice cream buckets for food containers for my pets , i even use them as water cathers for my plants , or if im gonna be gone a few days i place the plant in the bowl and water till the water over flows from the bowl , then i know my plant will have enough water to soak up from the bottom till i get back
i have even froze water in the buckets , and bowls as well as the soda bottles for ice for the ice chest if htere was a big get together or party etc
radiancia
Yeah sometimes - it depends what the container is like. There are a lot that are very flimsy and wouldnt do very well at holding much again and lots of them have holes all over. I do try to think of purposes that I could reuse things for but I dont stack up things just for the sake of not throwing anything away.
Anonymous
Here most food container materials can be recycled unless they are made of combined materials, like "paper cans" used for frozen juice. I try to avoid those containers or cut the metal from the paper so they are recycleable.
Sometimes I use the containers to freeze leftovers or store bits and pieces, but I don't concern myself over it too much since they are diverted from landfill anyway. If your area doesn't have a recycling program you should demand one.
Anonymous
Store containers are not suitable for storing or heating leftover food. They contain chemicals that will leach into your food. However, as you suggested, you can reuse them to store nails or other hardware. You shouldn't throw them out. Instead you should recycle them. And if your community does not recycle yet, then you should get active in your community and demand a recycling program.
dnt4get2luvme
normally i try to wash them and reuse them. Not always for food. Sometimes i keep them for nuts and screws in the tool cabnet. Also a good thing to use them for is to store small things in the bathroom, like hair ties, clips, bobbypins. When they arent a color I liek i just go to the craft store and buy paint made for plastic and paint over them (not recommened for food)
why waste perfectly good containers?