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July 17, 2008

Go with glass

Submitted by SiteEditor Read more daily challenge, healthy living, and home life
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Some plastics contain known toxins, including phthalates and bisphenol-A, among others. We think it’s time to give glass another shot, especially the shatter-proof kind. A bonus – glass food containers work great in the microwave. Today, challenge yourself to take inventory of your plastic food storage collection and usage. Consider replacing some items with glassware.

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    Barb512 7 months ago

    I use glass containers to store leftovers, however, they do have plastic lids. Does anyone have a suggestion for freezer storage?

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    VEGETARIAN 7 months ago

    I use my SIGG bottles for water during the day, and I have stopped buying those disposable plastic food storage containers.

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    cardwellgina about 1 year ago

    I did not like plastic before all the hoopla started. It can be expensive to replace plastic with glass containers, so I save my jars and lids. example a glass peanutbutter jar is a good size for leftovers…...

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    sbconway about 1 year ago

    I didn’t realize how many things showed a #7. Count me in. I’ll be using more glass for sure.

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    queendd about 1 year ago

    I went through my cupboards and threw out all my plastics that were a #7 and any that were old enough to not show a recycle #. I also went through my fridge and pitched the #7’s and #1’s. I saw there was a study in 2003 that showed #1 plastics gave off some chemicals into the container after 9 mos. of storage…for as long as things sit in the store before we even get them and how long things like jelly sit in the fridge, I’m not taking any chances!

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    JRJamie about 1 year ago

    I will review our plastic usage and put this into action.

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    dunplace about 1 year ago

    I did not realize that toxins could leach from plastic containers. Converting to glass as much as possible.

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    sanjay about 1 year ago

    drinking natural miniral water coming directly from the mountains is my dream water at present i am not getting this facility but soon I will be managed through this practicle problem there are many people around me who live on boiled water intake.

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    thoelzle about 1 year ago

    I do not use my Nalgene water bottle anymore. I have replaced it with a new aluminum bottle but I do not like the metallic taste.