New Butter Tub marking

[Ed in North Texas]

Emptied a margarine tub recently and noticed that there was no recycle number on it. It had a recycle icon with "Plastic Tub". Has anyone tried using one of these? Is it an acceptable replacement for a number 5?

[Mr_Sheesh]

I'm suspecting that it means they use one of several plastics, depending on which is cheapest to them, and they just use recyclable plastics for it. The dies used to make tubs are NOT cheap, to make 3-4 different sets would be expensive, this way "one injection die set fits all"

[Ed in North Texas]

Thanks. That seems a reasonable answer and also means we will either need to hang on to number 5 tubs still out there or try out every new tub with the indiscriminate marking to see if it works for us.

[hollywood63]

Just getting started in PC'ing and I need to ask whats the deal with the number on the container used to tumble? I found a one gallon plastic jar and it has 2 on the bottom.

[Conditor22]

#5 isn't the only # that works, It's just the most common #.

Try it and let us know

[Walter Laich]

sad story: SOLO used to make a round 12" bowl with snap-on top. Is great to use

right after I discovered it they stopped making it

such is life

[tomme boy]

I use pickle tubs from Aldi's. The top snaps on TIGHT. Best tub I have found yet. The top is the one that you can never find the slot cutout to use to pop the top off. And they are fairly thick so not risk of the top coming off like the butter tubs.

[joebaja]

I have found that a lot of take-out containers for restaurants are a black plastic with a clear lid. Works way better for me that the Cool Whip tub. In part because the clear lid lets me see when to stop shaking.

[Conditor22]

I found this at a thrift store, haven't tried it yet.