We help you to curate are more sustainable kitchen with these five eco-friendly food storage hacks.
If you’re looking to be a bit more eco-friendly then there are some really simple swaps you can make when it comes to food storage in your home.
Simple things like re-using sandwich bags can make a huge difference – think how many would be saved from landfill each year if everyone re-used every bag once or twice?
Changing over to more sustainable products doesn’t have to cost more either. Several of these swaps involve reusing items that would otherwise have gone in the bin.
5 Eco-Friendly Food Storage Hacks
1. Use A Pringles Pot To Store Spaghetti
Did you know that Pringles cans are incredibly hard to recycle?
They are made of several different materials, which together can make it hard for household recycling systems to break down.
So reusing them when possible is a great way to help the environment.
One of my favourite ways to reuse Pringles cans is as a storage container for dried spaghetti.
If you don’t already store your spaghetti in a jar then I’m sure you’ll have had the experience of picking up an open packet the wrong way and accidently pouring it all over the floor!
Popping the open spaghetti pack in an old Pringles tube will stop this from happening and is a great way to recycle.
Okay, so it might not be the most aesthetically pleasing option but at least it’s free!
2. Pair Pringles Lids With GU Glass Ramekins
Talking of Pringles, did you know Pringles plastic lids fit perfectly over GU ramekins? And some other ramekins too such as the ones used for some of Lidl’s desserts.
If you’re anything like me and my husband you’ll have been tempted at least once by the delicious range of puddings GU have on offer (our favorite is the salted caramel cheesecake, just so you know!)
The small glass ramekins these puddings come in can be difficult to part with and I’m sure we’re not the only ones with a cupboard full of them. Adding Pringles lids makes them much more usable and much more portable too – meaning they’re perfect for picnics and lunch boxes alike.
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3. Re-Use Plastic Bread Bags
How many loaves of bread do you get through a week? One? Two? More?
The plastic bag a standard loaf of bread comes in can easily be re-used in your kitchen.
From wrapping sandwiches for your lunchbox to leftover meat in the freezer they can be used over and over.
4. Use Glass Jars For The Freezing
While glass jars are popular for storing pasta and pulses, they can also be used in the freezer for storing all sorts of things.
In particular glass jars are great for freezing homemade sauces and soups. Just remember to leave an inch or two around the jar to allow for the liquid to expand as it freezes and prevent cracking.
5. Make Your Own Beeswax Wraps
Beeswax wraps are a great alternative to using disposable kitchen items such as Clingfilm, tin foil and sandwich bags.
The wraps are moldable, so they fit around glass bowls for storage and can be wrapped around sandwiches and rolls too.
Beeswax can be ordered from Amazon and if you already have some material and pinking shears then they are very easy to make yourself.
Try this YouTube Tutorial for full instructions on what to do.
