Glass From Home

Back to school means no more eating at home. However, you can still eat from home. Typically, bringing lunch from home can save money and use less waste: if you do it right. Try to bring your food in reusable containers, rather than bags and wrappers. Even better yet, try to bring food in glass containers. Why?

1. Glass will last longer than plastic. It may be more expensive than plastic, but you will probably only have to buy it once. Longer-lasting containers means less plastic waste in landfills.
2. Glass is generally easier to clean than plastic. Cleaning uses water, paper, soap, chemicals, whatever. Less cleaning means less resources used.
3. Glass recycling is more efficient than plastic recycling. Glass recycling also does not compromise quality or produce toxins, unlike other recycling processes.