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For many of us, plastic food storage containers are a kitchen staple, keeping our leftovers fresh and weekly meal prep organized. However, stubborn stains, lingering odors, and greasy residues can ...
To remove odors like garlic from plastic containers, make a paste with baking soda and water. Scrub the container with the paste and a microfiber cloth, then wash with soap and water (the baking ...
Line the bins: It’s also important to purchase the right size of bin liners and bags for each trash can to avoid food particles falling to the bottom or used tissues getting stuck to the sides ...
Reusable bottles for milk, soda, and beer have been part of closed-loop use-return-clean-refill-reuse cycles. Food storage containers are typically reusable. Thick plastic water bottles are promoted as an environmental improvement over thin single-use water bottles. Some plastic cups can be re-used, though most are disposable.
The U.S. uses a code system, where numbers correspond to certain types of plastic bottles and types of paper. Codes for bottles/ containers are numbers 1-7 and 70-72. These numbers correspond to certain material and chemical composition as seen below. [11]
Solar water disinfection (SODIS) application in Indonesia using clear polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic beverage bottles. Solar water disinfection, in short SODIS, is a type of portable water purification that uses solar energy to make biologically-contaminated (e.g. bacteria, viruses, protozoa and worms) water safe to drink.
Make it a point to toss some lightweight canvas (or other non-plastic) totes into your go-to shopping bag so you have them on hand when you need to stash a head of lettuce or want to separate meat ...
One study out of the United Kingdom found that you’d have to reuse a cotton tote 327 times to achieve the same carbon-usage ratio as using a paper bag seven times, or plastic bag used twice.