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Neither. I use ziplocks and flip-top plastic bags like I would any other disposable item.
When I need a container for something that might leak or might get contaminated by other stuff falling onto it, I prefer using a reusable container. But if keeping track of the container and bringing it back home would be a pain in the tookus, or if the stuff I'm carrying is major difficult to wash off of a container after it dries, then I choose the plastic bag as the cheapest easiest method. I brown bag my lunch five days a week, but my average plastic bag consumption is only 4-6 per month because most of my lunches don't leave a sticky mess in the container. At that rate, eschewing the bags when I have something messy seems pointless.
FWIW: I've always questioned the frugality of washing any plastic bag other than the heavy-duty freezer bags. The cost in time, effort, soap, and water seems higher to me than buying another bag. Different strokes for different folks and all that...
Originally posted by lrjohnson
When I need a container for something that might leak or might get contaminated by other stuff falling onto it, I prefer using a reusable container. But if keeping track of the container and bringing it back home would be a pain in the tookus, or if the stuff I'm carrying is major difficult to wash off of a container after it dries, then I choose the plastic bag as the cheapest easiest method. I brown bag my lunch five days a week, but my average plastic bag consumption is only 4-6 per month because most of my lunches don't leave a sticky mess in the container. At that rate, eschewing the bags when I have something messy seems pointless.
FWIW: I've always questioned the frugality of washing any plastic bag other than the heavy-duty freezer bags. The cost in time, effort, soap, and water seems higher to me than buying another bag. Different strokes for different folks and all that...
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