Debra's in Concord allows you to bring in your own containers now to buy from their bulk section.
Victoria On Mon, Jun 27, 2022, 1:13 PM Debra Daugherty <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >> >> -- > 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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