Reusable containers for take out, what an easy waste reduction solution
Purchase some reusable containers for take out foods. Easy right?
Buying them is certainly easy enough and relatively inexpensive. I recently purchased two sets of take out containers, my strategy is that I would likely forget the first set at work or in the car (or somewhere else) so the second set would save my bacon so to speak.
So far the restaurants I have gone to have been happy to fill the container. I have heard from some collegues that some restaurants don’t want you to bring your own container because they feel that they will be held responsible if you get food poisening, when in fact it might be the cleanliness (or lack thereof) of the container that is responsible. So far I can happily report no food poisening experienced here.
I think the refillable containers is much like the cloth or reusable bags we bring to grocery stores, they slow down the process for the check out person. I have noticed it myself loading a plastic bag is much faster then dealing with the variety of refillable bags that appear at the check out. Well the take out container is no different, I am positive it is easier for the cashier at your local restaurant to fill up that sytrofoam container.
I am hopeful that the refillable container become more accepted and becomes a norm soon. It needs to! Packaging is such a huge source of waste going to landfill. To me it is a simply solution. Yes we need to be disciplined about it, but we can all learn and adapt and remember!
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