I do wash & reuse plastic containers esp to store cakes as giveaways of my bakes. I wld put my bakes into small tabao boxes in church & senior activity Centre to avoid cross contamination as oppose to having ppl in into a tray of bakes (I got extra careful after Covid to be careful).

True be told, such plastic hv it’s limitations for recycling, same as drinking PET bottles. These are plastic chemicals & leaching is expected after first few uses, more so when expose to sunlight or heat.

I will stop using for food receptacle after it’s 3rd recycling (no scientific basis for number of time for reuse), just to be sure. Thereafter, I’ve been using for growing herbs & plants. Hv now a batch growing in repurpose PET bottles for a gardening skills sharing event this coming Sept for outreach to the seniors.

ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2134766\" time=\"1717648140\" user_id=\"3:

I thought I read somewhere that styrofoam is not recyclable. How come we are still allowing that ?

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2134747\" time=\"1717634838\" user_id=\"28674:

Some hawkers still use them to bundle up food packets if they use paper or styrofoam packaging.

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2134748\" time=\"1717634956\" user_id=\"43981:

I don't dabao alot..and also nowadays more ppl charging for take away food..the fancier thicker packages being used..what a waste.

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2134747\" time=\"1717634838\" user_id=\"28674:

Some hawkers still use them to bundle up food packets if they use paper or styrofoam packaging.

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2134744\" time=\"1717634682\" user_id=\"43981:

We seldom see rubber band nowadays..unless buy it separately.

ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2134743\" time=\"1717633780\" user_id=\"3:

I can't think of any reason for you to want to do that

starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"2134710\" time=\"1717584068\" user_id=\"14025:

Can we think of ways to make a large plastic bag into 2 smaller plastic bags?

starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"2134717\" time=\"1717588774\" user_id=\"14025:

create handles is not tough; i use a rubber band to tie the plastic bag to prevent leakage.

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2134715\" time=\"1717588659\" user_id=\"28674:

Difficult to do it so they won't leak! I guess if you have one of those gadgets that can make a heat seal in the plastic, and figure our how to create more handles, it might work.

starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"2134710\" time=\"1717584068\" user_id=\"14025:

Can we think of ways to make a large plastic bag into 2 smaller plastic bags?

starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"2134701\" time=\"1717575813\" user_id=\"14025:

Me too; plenty of plastic bags folded nicely to be used

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2134669\" time=\"1717553924\" user_id=\"43981:

I still have older plastic bags not yet finished using. I bought light coloured thrash bags from online still in the Queue to be used. But those feel really light and could get torn easily leh..too fragile feel to me.

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2134669\" time=\"1717553924\" user_id=\"43981:

I still have older plastic bags not yet finished using. I bought light coloured thrash bags from online still in the Queue to be used. But those feel really light and could get torn easily leh..too fragile feel to me.

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2134638\" time=\"1717494241\" user_id=\"28674:

Some of the 2nd lot of trash can be recycled? e.g. paper, plastic boxes.

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2134638\" time=\"1717494241\" user_id=\"28674:

Some of the 2nd lot of trash can be recycled? e.g. paper, plastic boxes.

Estéema\" post_id=\"2134633\" time=\"1717491996\" user_id=\"66413:

I throw at least 2 thrash bags a day - one for fish bones, chicken fats, etc; the other for thrash such as paper, plasters, wrappers, fruit boxes, etc. I ensure that every dry trash bins fr all bedrooms wld be emptied into the main trash bag & we throw only one, unless those bedroom trash bags are soiled.

ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2134619\" time=\"1717489156\" user_id=\"3:

I never pay for any plastic bags since I bought some garbage bags for a few bucks. The roll never seems to end :shock: . So even if I get some free plastic bags, they all go to the trash immediately (and not as trash bags )