reusable sandwich bags/wraps

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We are doing what we can to reduce plastics and the roll of cling film which has been lingering in the kitchen was finally used up last night.

Looking for some sort of sandwich wrapper -we were using sturdy reusable bags from Lakeland but they weren't great tbh. Kids will often take a wrap or bagel rather than a standard sandwich and so we're looking for something less slimline pouch like and more wrap like. SOmething which can be wiped clean, kids are older so funky patterns aren't important. Any recommendations? There are lots around!

Re-use a takeaway container?

I had one years ago - it was a cloth outer with some kind of plastic inner. It was messy though. Now i just squick the sandwich or roll into a lunchbox.

Beeswax wrap. Buy, or youtube and make yourown.

I haven’t got on with the beeswax wraps. I’m currently washing and reusing ikea resealable bags. They are sturdy enough to withstand multiple uses and hot soapy washes.

Not ideal as they are still plastic. But I haven’t bought new ones in about a year now.

I use plastic takeaway boxes or more often the plastic bags the bagels etc come in - and then those bags can be added to the ones recycled at the supermarket.

I saw some in the shops and they were £££. Not sure just how robust they are for frequent usage.

I use ‘so you care’ paper bags they are EXPENSIVE - £4 for 48 but I reuse then compost them

Make or buy beeswax wraps. I buy mine because I’m lazy, and they are expensive. But they last for bloody ages and work so well.

I know it’s annoying to point this out, but paper isn’t that much better for the environment than plastic. The production of paper bags (and paper in general) uses much more resources than plastic. And you can’t use them as many times as plastic.

NOT that I am advocating for plastic because that stuff is horrendous. But it’s a common misconception that paper is more eco friendly, when it usually isn't.

Reducing plastic can also be done by using just one plastic box, one that you might already own, wash it, dry it, use it again.

We use takeaway containers too, for breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and wash them.

My mother used to use the bags from cereal boxes for our sandwiches, and wash out plastic bags to use again.

I get what people are saying about paper vs plastic. Paper rots away far more quickly though. Takeaway containers are too bulky, certainly for DD who has a lot to carry in her bag already. Will investigate making my own.

My adult son has used these for years now, he has packed lunch every day www.earthwisegirlsuk.co.uk/onya-lunch-p-984.html

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/sep/25/five-best-re-usable-sandwich-wrappers

Wanted to add that neither of my son's wraps have needed replacing.

I take my lunch to work in a multi compartment lunch box, it has a sandwich compartment and I buy huge tubs of yoghurt and decent it in to a yoghurt (double walled) pot.

My husband takes his roll in a Re-Wrap it lunch wrap which is just wiped down daily.

Oh my husband's one is the last one on Thrupenntbrit link.

When my dc had a 2nd WW theme day or field trip, I used to send them with an 'authentic' packed lunch. (OK, I'm a bit of a geek, but the research and prep was fun ) I always wrapped the food in ordinary cotton fabric from my sewing stash. Usually something fairly robust, like denim or an old tea-towel, for muckier items. IIRC I used an old hanky of my grandad's for a home-made jam tart. Each item was wrapped separately, and everything was tied together in another cloth. Never had any leaks or other problems. When they came home, I chucked the cloths into the wash and they found their way back into my stash.