Thank you for telling me about that--I order from Virsa De Punjab too, but limit it as much as possible because of the waste. Awesome to know they will reuse containers!
On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 12:50 PM Belinda Gingrich < [email protected]> wrote: > Yesterday I tried bringing my own containers for the first time. I visited > Versa de Punjab in Bedford. I called in the order, dropped off the dishes > 15 min later. Next time I’l drop off the containers with the order and go > shopping at whole foods or stop and shop, we were heading that way anyhow. > It worked out well and I even remembered to ask for no little sauces for > the first time. > A new tradition! > Belinda > > > On Jun 27, 2022, at 11:59 AM, Alice Waugh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > These are very valid points, but I think there's a much bigger plastics > problem with takeout containers. The translucent cylindrical soup > containers and the black trays with clear lids are piling up in everyone's > kitchen. I understand that black plastic can't be recycled at all, but I'm > unclear (no pun intended) about the soup containers. We save all of them > for leftovers but we have only so much space in the cabinet. Does anyone > know of any place that will take these containers for some other use? > > > > Also, is there any sentiment among environmentalists for pressuring > restaurants to go back to the aluminum trays with cardboard lids? I don't > think there's a viable non-plastic alternative for liquids but it would be > great if we could revert to the old-fashioned containers for the solids. > And yes, I know, the real answer is that we should just not do > pickup/takeout at all, but especially in the Covid era, I don't think > that's realistic for most people. > > > > Alice Waugh > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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