This is a change that shouldn't be too hard to make. Like Ziploc bags, I hardly ever use plastic wrap in the kitchen. Occasionally, I use it to wrap the end of a block of cheese, or cover a bowl to put in the fridge. Any paint brushes are wrapped in plastic wrap if we are in the middle of a painting job.
I am almost at the end of the current roll sitting in my kitchen drawer. I've decided that once it is finished, I will not be replacing it. I will get into the habit of placing everything int he fridge in a resealable container. I will cover dishes with re-usable covers or aluminum foil (yes, I know, not very eco-friendly, but it can be recycled if necessary).
The biggest challenge will be finding something to cover my little fruit fly trap - a bowl of apple cider vinegar covered with plastic wrap, with holes punched in the top. Any ideas for a replacement cover?
what about a screen-lid, like those used for growing sprouts???
ReplyDeleteThe screen lid might work, but I've been using a plastic sour cream pot with a single hole in the lid. At the end of the summer, I wash the whole thing out, and keep it for the following year. Personally -and this is really not based on scientific fact- I think that the opaque plastic trap works better, because the flies can't see that it's a trap.
ReplyDeleteHow about using a regular plate instead of the aluminum one to cover bowls and things?
I use a funnel in a drinking glass, and empty it out each evening. The fruit flies try to leave by flying up to the top of the glass, they don't try to get out the funnel hole at the bottom.
ReplyDeleteMy sister-in-law gave me a fruit fly trap - a plastic jar with holes in it. You fill the jar with your trap material (i.e. apple cider vinegar) and just re-fill as necessary. She says it works really well - can't wait to try it!
ReplyDeleteI cut the top part of an old plastic water bottle and turned the top upside down. So it's like a funnel to go in the bottom part. I taped the two parts together. The opening is big, but they don't get out. I put a few drops of dishwashing liquid with the vinegar so they get stuck. It works great.
ReplyDeleteYou don't make sense. GOODBYE.
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