Why You Should Never Throw Away Old Jars And Condiment Bottles

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Storage And Preservation

Why You Should Never Throw Away Old Jars And Condiment Bottles

You may think that nearly empty pickle jar in your fridge is taking up too much space, and you're just itching to finish the pickles so you can toss it in the recycle bin where it belongs. But why would you pitch a perfectly usable jar when you have already paid for it, along with the pickles that were inside? Go ahead and finish the gherkins — but then there are so many reasons for you to hold onto the empty jar and put it to its most valuable uses.

Simply put, food jars and condiment bottles are free storage containers that let you avoid microplastics. Being inundated with tiny bits of polymers that can infiltrate our bodies is frightening enough to create a seismic food storage shift. Wit