I feel guilty nowadays if I use a plastic baggie to pack a lunch. At the very least, I try to make sure it gets used multiple times, as I detailed in this green lunch packing post. I’ve had a handful of different reusable sandwich bags since last year, and they’ve gotten a TON of [...]
Entries Tagged as 'containers'
Less Waste at Lunch with My Little Green Shop{GIVEAWAY} – CLOSED
September 30th, 2011 · 3 Comments · What to Buy
Tags: containers·food storage·giveaway·lunch·product review·reusable bags·sandwiches·stainless steel
Eat Well, Spend Less: Unusual (Frugal) Storage Methods
May 17th, 2011 · 29 Comments · Avoiding Waste, Frugality
The Eat Well, Spend Less series has become a monthly feature, back by popular demand. No one will ever accuse me of being an organizing blogger, that’s for sure. One peek at my cupboards or pantry or basement will assure you of that. However, I get all my food to fit and at least I [...]
Tags: containers·Eat Well Spend Less·food storage·organization·preparedness·repurposing
Monday Mission: Pack Reusable Containers for Restaurant Leftovers
January 3rd, 2011 · 18 Comments · Green Living, Monday Missions
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to pack reusable containers to bring to restaurants or cafeterias instead of bringing home Styrofoam take-out containers or other disposables. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps Get up from your computer right now and do it. That’s right. Stand up, grab a few cheap plastic containers [...]
Spring Cleaning Carnival: Get the Plastics Out
April 5th, 2010 · 38 Comments · Avoiding Waste, Call to Action
I’m pleased to feature Beth Terry of My Plastic-Free Life for today’s spring cleaning carnival. She is amazing in her commitment and her knowledge, as you’ll discover by the time you read her story below. Be sure to catch all the past topics and upcoming themes here. My Plastic Story: From Addict to Activist Before [...]
Tags: antibacterial·antimony·Beth Terry·BPA·containers·environment·Fake Plastic Fish·food storage·phthalates·plastics·Spring Cleaning: Get the Junk Out
Are Stainless Steel Food Storage Containers Worth the Premium Price? (Life Without Plastic Review and GIVEAWAY)
April 5th, 2010 · 401 Comments · What to Buy
Fifteen dollars for a bowl with a lid strikes me as expensive. I’m a frugal (cheap!) girl, and I had a hard enough time going from the “4 containers for $2 minus a $1 off coupon” Gladware to the “4 containers for $6-8 and no coupons” Pyrex glass dishes. I have to say I was [...]
Tags: containers·food storage·glass containers·Life Without Plastic·plastics·stainless steel
Monday Mission: Get in that Plastics Cupboard!
April 5th, 2010 · 30 Comments · Monday Missions
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to evaluate and reduce your plastic storage containers. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps All right kids…we’ve talked about soap and gluten so far during the Spring Cleaning: Get the Junk Out! carnival, not exactly anything that made you put your scrubbing gloves on. This week [...]
Tags: containers·food storage·plastics·Spring Cleaning: Get the Junk Out
13 Reasons I Love Glass Storage Containers
May 27th, 2009 · 18 Comments · What to Buy
I could unload the bottom rack of a dishwasher all day long. Swap, swap, swap – plates are stacked. Tickity, tickity, tickity – bowls in the cupboard. Grab a few glass jars and you’re done. The top shelf, however, is my nemesis. Things are dripping, there are lids that store water in their creases, stuff [...]
Tags: BPA·containers·dishwasher·plastics
