Comments on: Taking lunch without filling the landfills

By: Want Not » Just keep ‘em out of the landfills

Want Not » Just keep ‘em out of the landfills — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:36:05 +0000

[...] Despite our recent discussion about alternatives to plastic bags, I still love Ziplocs for certain things. I can’t help it. And I love the big bags, which are fabulous for a sort of do-it-yourself vacuum bag concept (sit on the bag when sealing—very high-tech) for storage or camping. [...]

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:46:52 +0000

Forgive my complete ignorance, but what is a Crayon sandwich container?

By: Daisy

Daisy — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:20:33 +0000

Awesome ideas! I use small Rubbermaid and Gladware containers for myself and a Crayon sandwich container. On top of being “greener”, it’s more convenient than constantly putting “sandwich bags” on the list.

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:50:39 +0000

A friend found a coupon for 20% of at ReusableBags.com — use f70838 at checkout.

I don’t think anyone’s posted that yet, so I thought I’d pass it along for those of you interested in the Wrap-n-Mats or any of the other great stuff the site has.

By: Swistle

Swistle — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:01:13 +0000

I have plastic sandwich boxes, and then we use ziploc baggies but I have the kids bring them home again instead of throwing them away. Mostly I pack dry stuff (pretzels, crackers, etc.), so it’s no fuss to reuse them (I don’t wash them or anything, just shake the crumbs out).

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:58:16 +0000

Wrap-n-mats rock – I third (fourth? dunno…) the recommendation. We use them every day for sandwiches, cut fruit, & veggies, etc.

Also, if you just find that you love those baggies, try wax bags (like wax paper, but in the nifty bag shape). They don’t cause such a problem for the landfill, and you get your bag fix. If you want to really go nuts, you’ll find unbleached ones at your health food store.

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:38:19 +0000

We have Laptop Lunches lunchboxes and they are fabulous. They were only $20…and for the use we have gotten out of them/will continue to get out of them, I think it’s a great deal. They also do fundraisers, giving back a very generous portion of the purchase price (like $5 of the $20 for the boxes) to your school. I don’t find that I have to scrub them every night…most nights I rinse them and they’re good. FWIW, I don’t pack anything gooey in them

When we do have to send disposable lunches, and for car snacks, etc, we use waxed paper bags. Switching from plastic to waxed paper was actually my first crunchy move, before I bought the lunchboxes.

By: Uma

Uma — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:19:31 +0000

I know I am a little too excited but they are less than 10$!

By: Uma

Uma — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:18:06 +0000

This is such a co-incidence. I found these replicas of ones I used in childhood in costplus last week and was very excited.
http://www.worldmarket.com/kitchen-tabletop/Home-KeepingStorage/kitchen-storage-containers/Stainless-Steel-Tiffin-Tin/lev/4/productId/8304/Ne/1100001/CATEGORY_AREA0/1/N/1100177/perpage/0/categoryId/1100177/pCategoryId/1100176/gpCategoryId/28/Ns/NEW_ARRIVAL_FLAG|1||CATEGORY_SEQ_3020|0/index.pro
If the link doesn’t work search for stainless steel tiffin tin.
I grew up in India where we used steel tiffins (doesn’t that sound cuter than lunch box ). They were light, easy to clean and I like them better than plastic or glass.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:13:02 +0000

Tupperware has a bento-esque container that’s 35% off right now– about $20.

It’s called “Meal Solutions To Go Pack”

http://order.tupperware.com/pls/htprod_www/tup_show_item.show_item_detail?fv_item_category_code=7000&fv_item_number=P10055478000