My daughter sends me this, and I chortle. There is a stash of different plastic containers of various sizes in my pantry. “Just in case.” It’s like sorting boxes – you keep some because they are just so nice. Why would you recycle them or toss them? You might need to put batteries in them in the drawer, or make stashes of kindling wood in each and put them in the way of your husband’s path in his garage. Just in case you don’t have anything for the fire next year?
Oh, I wish we could recycle more. I usually keep all the plastic bags I can for the grocery store bin of recycling. Then I start to imagine the day when they go away and I don’t have a liner for my garbage can or a poop patrol picker-upper. There is a nice little cubby for them in the pantry, too.
Yes, Midwest or not, I assume everyone keeps something to reuse. What I want to know is, “What is Alta Dena Sour Cream?” Perhaps this isn’t a Midwestern photo or idea, as I don’t recognize the brand. Whatever – you can rest assured there is definitely a 50% chance the plastic tub will be leftovers in my fridge. Fortunately for you, we usually write on the top or cross out the previous inhabitant with the ever-popular-I-should-have-invested-in Sharpie marker.
