I had a small fit earlier this week and decided, after mulling it for a long time, that I have to get rid of all my plastic food containers. Even though they’re #5 plastic, which from what I can find on the internets, aren’t leaking bisphenols into my food — but how do we really know? They said those hard, clear, polycarbonates were better than the softer plastics, and now look what they’re finding out. So I had one of those moments on Monday where I decided they were all bad,  I cleaned out the drawer where they lived, and scoured my cupboards for all the small ceramic and glass containers that I already have — and then I went on eBay and ordered a bunch of old pyrex refrigerator dishes with glass lids. They weren’t exactly cheap (especially when you take shipping into account — they’re both heavy and breakable), but they’ve already lasted 30 or 40 years out there in the universe, they’re nice looking, and they’re made from materials that we know to be absolutely inert.

But the question is, what do I do with the shopping bag full of old plastic containers (there are some new ones in there too, still in their wrappers). It seems a waste to throw them out, but if I really do think they’re toxic, is it right to take them to our community thrift shop?

What do you all think? Let me know in the comments …