Food Containers Reuse
Coffee creamer containers are wonderfully versatile.
Food containers reuse. Similarly plastics 3 and 6 6 is styrofoam should not be reused they also cannot be recycled. From the ubiquitous milk crates to bread trays from liquid shipping bins to ready to display produce containers reusable packaging has been used for generations around the world to transport dairy meats seafood fruits and vegetables grains and other food staples. You can also remove the label and make cute containers for flour grains sugar etc. In fact the average american woman owns 22 plastic food containers and half of women repurpose food packaging as storage containers according to a shopsmart survey.
For example you can get definitely get a second life out of these ten food drink containers on your next camping trip. Use them to store leftovers in the refrigerator. More ideas you ll love. It is a great way to start plant seeds in a mini greenhouse that recycled from a plastic salad container.
Video by yahoo studios. Food containers can be recycled and reused in so many different ways. One of the best example has to be the mini greenhouse. Large plastic yogurt containers make high quality containers with a reusable lid.
Even if you cook most of your family s meals from scratch chances are you end up with cardboard food containers. Once they re washed out you can use them to hold snacks like nuts crackers m ms or even pre cracked eggs that are ready to be scrambled. If your container is made of plastic 1 or polyethylene terephthalate pet you shouldn t reuse it according to the sierra club s plastic guide instead just recycle these containers. Gum containers are a bit bigger so they re great for storing craft supplies snacks or even loose change.
And smaller mint containers are handy for corralling paper clips emergency sewing supplies or notoriously easy to lose hair accessories like bobby pins.