specifically of polycarbonate. Plastic bottles and containers made of polycarbonate are marked with a recycling code 7. Now, 7 is “other” so not all 7s are polycarb. A good example of polycarb is an original Nalgene...

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-food packaging. This is commonly referred to as food grade plastic. Plastics used to package pharmaceuticals are held to an even higher standard than food grade. Food grade plastic does not contain dyes or recycled plastic deemed...

If you plan to freeze the leftover tomatoes, freeze them in a plastic container, NOT glass. Glass can become brittle and break. I recycle plastic containers with their lids for the purpose of using them for freezing stuff. Soup...

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doesn’t use a lot of it either.) But in any case – I know I shouldn’t pour it down the kitchen drain or in the toilet. I’d like to recycle the plastic bottle, but based on what various sites say, including...

the plates? If not, just try to get ones manufactured in the most sustainable way. That might be bamboo, paper or even recycled plastic. I doubt corn would be the best because of all the pesticides & water used, but who knows. If...

Recycle! I used to have to do a recycle run every 2 months or so, but the city where I live now recycles all plastic or glass containers. It has distributed special sorting bins for containers and paper to all homeowners and picks...