Our Guide to the Best Eco-Friendly Containers

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Here’s the thing: eco-friendly containers save you money. We’re talking everything from mason jars and glass Tupperware to zip-top containers and silicone storage bags. So, sit back and enjoy our guide to eco-friendly containers! Whether you’re using them for meal prep, food storage, or crafting, bringing them out, again and again, will save you big bucks—and you know we’re all about saving you money!

In our ideal world, we’d find a significant bargain on an eco-friendly container, like a big box of mason jars, and then we’d use them for years and years. We could probably do that, so we’ll start looking for that kind of deal now and share what we find on @the_bargainsisters on Instagram (check our stories often!) and The Bargain Sisters Group on Facebook (we share 200+ deals per DAY here).

We thrive on lifetime savings, not just one-time deals, and when we think about budgeting and saving money, eco-friendly containers are a huge part of our work to help you live your most budget-friendly life. So, sit back, relax, and start scrolling. This guide is going to be robust.

Eco-Friendly Containers for Everyday Use

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If you’re like us, you probably read “eco-friendly containers” and thought about eco-friendly meal prep containers. This is one of those scenarios where all poodles are dogs, but not all dogs are poodles, you know?

As we mentioned above, all the containers we’ll discuss are eco-friendly and will save you money long-term, but not all are exclusively for meal prep.

So! Keep that distinction in mind as you move through this guide. We do a lot of meal prepping in our homes, and you are absolutely about to see our picks for Tupperware-type items we love and use repeatedly.

Because who wants to use those flimsy plastic containers over and over? Not only do they get stained, but they clog up landfills, and neither of those things is cool with us.

Eco-Friendly Tupperware

Okay, let’s talk about eco-friendly Tupperware alternatives. We are big fans of glass containers, which also applies to food storage.

We can’t go a day without putting something in the fridge for later—whether it’s a half-eaten kids’ lunch or leftovers from dinner. Along the way, we’ve found wonderful alternatives to single-use plastics.

Zip-Top Containers

We love a zip-top container, not only for ease but also for portability. Our kids love them, too! And while Stasher is well-known and beloved, there are many lesser-known (and cheaper!) brands on Amazon that are equally outstanding, eco-friendly containers.

A small handful of our favorites are listed below. Remember, these eco-friendly containers can also be used for things like travel (we like to put our airplane-sized toiletries in them, for example), craft storage, and more.

Silicone Storage Containers

Silicone is having a moment, especially of the food-grade variety, and we are living for it. Some eco-friendly containers fit into a few categories (zip-top silicone is everywhere).

Check out these silicone storage containers. We use ours for everything from snacks to taking LEGOs to go.

We All Need Eco-Friendly Containers

If you’re like us and helped your grandma make jam growing up, you’ve had eco-friendly containers around you your whole life—you just might not have thought of them that way when you were small! You now have many more options to choose from, and we can’t wait to see which ones you snag. Aren’t those collapsible silicone options cool?! Tag us on Instagram (@the_bargainsisters) to show us your favorites, and we’ll keep the deals coming!

What’ll you snag from this guide first? Let us know in the comments!

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