We Found All The Clever Ways to Use Deli Containers

Wait— I am a bit confused— Actually a huge fan of no single-use plastics, my fridge is full of deli /carryout/doggie bag containers of various sizes and shapes. I wash and use them on repeat, in the kitchen, with plants, and along with plastic bags, shampoo & lotion bottles, for other household deployments. When they inevitably take up more space than food in my fridge, I donate to our local Creative Reuse Center — a great organization that supplies schools and other creatives with supples for art making.

I am admonished by the anti-microplastics mafia that my use of plastics in the kitchen is poisoning my food. (I am a healthy septuagenarian who also drinks tap water, hot and cold.) I do, however, hand-wash, and never use plastics in the microwave or for food hot off the stove. It’s tempting for a lazy single person. Supposedly some of the black containers can be microwaved but the codes are too hard to read to be certain.

Please clarify how to safely gauge selective use of some plastics in the fridge, freezer, or microwave. And thanks for your article!