Generally, you should plan to use what you have first and re-use where you can. It doesn’t need to be perfectly matched to enjoy your outing. If you don’t have anything on hand, we have some suggestions to help build your reusable lunch containers.
Sandwich Bag Alternatives
Traditionally, sandwiches are stored in one-use plastic baggies. The problem with this is that each day there is a large amount of bags being thrown away by every kid and adult. These plastic bags are neither recyclable nor compostable so the effect on the environment fills up our landfills and increases our environmental footprint.
Every year, the average person uses nearly one pounds worth of plastic sandwich bags. We know, we know … that doesn’t sound like it’s that big of a deal. But if we were to break that down into quantities, that would be a total of 540 plastic baggies a year that we use only once.
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