Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle plastic coleslaw/potato salad tubs?

By: Lizzy

Lizzy — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:42:49 +0000

Use them as little tubs for berry picking?

By: WEEE Recycle Electronics

WEEE Recycle Electronics — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:29:34 +0000

I agree that the type you get from the supermarket aren’t ideal for your own food re-use (more than a few uses anyway) but I like the idea of using them for young seeds.

By: Alice

Alice — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:53:55 +0000

Minus the lids, these are great for growing seedlings on a bit before they get planted outside when the weather warms up. I save them up all year, make holes in the bottom for drainage, then pot on my sweetcorn, courgettes, pumpkins etc in them ’til they’re big enough to survive out on the allotment.

By: carol

carol — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:41:00 +0000

I freeze rice all the time and it comes out great, sometimes I add a little water. I freeze it in 1/2 cup containers so I can have the right portion for work. I freeze larger portions, also in recycled containers.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:05:39 +0000

we use them to take slices of cake, biscuits, soft fruit, cherry tomatoes into work to supplement sandwiches for lunch.

By: Marti

Marti — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:00:27 +0000

Why not take your own container to the deli & not even bring home the ones they use? LOVE your blog & all the ideas – pls. keep sharing!

By: neil @ house clearance

neil @ house clearance — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:29:34 +0000

i think the best way to recycle these things are to wash them and keep them somewhere so when your cooking and have something to put away then they come in handy

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:24:12 +0000

I wouldn’t freeze cooked potatos. I froze beef stew once, and found the potatos and carrots a bit mushy after thawing and cooking. But I’ve frozen bean soup, tuna cassarole, and chili successfully.
Fill with carrots sticks and water, put in the refrigerator-always have crisp carrots sticks handy. After well scrubbed, of course! You don’t want what you’ve just made to pick up the taste of coleslaw!
Has anyone here ever frozen rice? I’d use rice more if it didn’t take so long to cook, and if it freezes well…I’d cook a lot and use these tubs to store it. Soup, chili, stir fry, ect. would go faster, and anything that makes cooking go faster means less take out-less money spent-less plastic wasted. I think I’ll try some and see how it works.
Use the clean tubs to store other things. Crayons, sidewalk chalk, ect. for clutter control in a child’s room. Paper can be glued/taped to them for decoration.
Some clear plastic works well to make Shrinky Dinks, so you can be crafty without buying the expensive special plastic. Here’s a link.
http://curbly.com/chrisjob/posts/2252-diy-shrinky-dinks
I think one can use colored pencils as well as permanent markers? If it’s cheap clear plastic, it’s worth experimenting.
Most of these tubs aren’t the right type, but a few are.
Anyway, I like having a few empty clean containers like this on hand for leftovers. Big get togethers, Mom always cooks for an army, and sends goodies home with the kids. With these, there’s no need to worry about returning the good food storage containers!