Less-Plastic Leftovers
Store, wrap and carry food without cling film or plastic bags: glass containers with glass lids (silicone seal rings and snap clips; food touches only glass), beeswax wraps for leftovers, a beeswax sandwich wrap, and organic cotton produce bags.
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What's inside
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swap toPlastic food containers→ Glass containersLiuruiyu glass, glass lids, 10-pk (5×12.5 + 5×35.2 oz)
Borosilicate glass with glass lids, so food only touches glass. Microwave-, oven- and freezer-safe.
swap toPlastic wrap→ Beeswax wrapsAkeeko 9-pk
Cotton coated in beeswax, resin and jojoba. Reusable for about a year, then compostable in a home compost bin.
Never in the oven or on hot food.
swap toPlastic sandwich bags→ Beeswax sandwich wrapBee's Wrap Beeswax Sandwich Wrap
Organic cotton coated in beeswax, organic plant oil and tree resin, closed with a string and wooden button. Rinse it in cool water with mild soap and reuse it for up to a year with care.
One wrap does up to a year of sandwiches, with care.
swap toPlastic produce bags→ Organic cotton produce bagsKerKoor Organic Cotton Produce Bags, 12-pack (9 mesh + 3 muslin)
See-through organic cotton mesh that washes and goes back in your tote. No plastic film to throw away.
Good to know before you buy
- Glass containers: The lid has a silicone seal ring to keep it airtight. The ring sits at the rim, and food rests against glass. Tip leftovers into a glass bowl before microwaving.
- Beeswax wraps: Never in the oven or on hot food. Not for raw meat, hot food or the microwave. Not vegan.
- Beeswax sandwich wrap: One wrap does up to a year of sandwiches, with care. It costs more up front than a box of bags, and it’s a wrap, not a sealed bag. Not for raw meat or fish, hot food or the microwave, and not vegan. Freezing or leftovers? Use glass containers.
- Organic cotton produce bags: Keep the set in your shopping tote so it’s there when you reach the produce aisle.
Sources (9)
- Hussain et al. 2023, ES&T: millions of particles per cm² after 3 min in the microwave (opens in a new tab)
- Petersen 1997, Food Addit Contam: 77% of PVC films used for fatty foods exceeded the DEHA migration limit (opens in a new tab)
- SC Johnson ingredient page: Saran Premium Wrap is low-density polyethylene, with polybutylene as a cling agent (opens in a new tab)
- Mamavation (consumer group) lab tests, not peer-reviewed: organic fluorine, a PFAS screening marker, in 9 of 11 sandwich bags; varied by brand (opens in a new tab)
- Bee's Wrap: organic cotton, beeswax, organic plant oil and tree resin; compostable in a home compost bin at end of life (opens in a new tab)
- TÜV Austria certified-products database: OK compost HOME certificate TA8022508932, zipper bag, licence S0315 (the easy backup's bags) (opens in a new tab)
- Matter: 'No added PFAS additive, BPA free'; bags made from natural, renewable resins (opens in a new tab)
- EPA: plastic bags, wraps and films can't go in household recycling bins (opens in a new tab)
- EPA: 13.6% of plastic containers and packaging, bags and film included, was recycled in 2018; over 69% was landfilled (opens in a new tab)
General information, not medical advice. Ask your doctor, especially if you’re pregnant, nursing or have a health condition.
