Oils and grease are bad for the environment. Improperly disposing of your cooking grease through the kitchen sink drain can build up and clog your pipes. They can also make their way into the local sewer, water and waste management facilities which are not able to completely process these fats and oils. Build up can then occur which can lead to these oils leaking into the environment. Save yourself some plumbing expenses and save your local wildlife and ecosystems by properly disposing of your cooking grease.
Keep even the ugly glass jars from used food containers, like the ones with obnoxious product labeling on the lids (like my yellow-lidded salsa jar above). When you have extra cooking grease left from foods like bacon, ground beef, or baked chicken, use those empty glass containers to pour the grease into. Of course, do this after you let the hot grease cool for a little bit (for your safety as you pour).
There are so many options after that step. If you like to keep your greases like bacon grease for future cooking, then keep this in the fridge until you need it next time (don’t wait too long, it will expire) for frying some bacon-flavored potatoes, eggs, or veggies. To dispose of it, you can let the grease solidify at room temperature in the glass container and then throw them both in the trash (you’ve at least reused the container once more so it’s still an environmentally-friendly notion). For a cleaner disposal, you can also store it in the freezer until trash day when you throw it into the trash before the trash truck picks it up. That way it doesn’t have time to melt and possibly leak into your household trashcan or the outdoor trash bin.
I had so much fun reading this! Thank you for all of the creative and beautiful ideas about reusing glass containers! I have a little collection of glass jars holding pens, markers, colored pencils, highlighters, and pencils on my desk. Like you said, the possibilities are endless! Thanks again <3
Thank you so much Maureen, I’m glad you liked it! How cute, maybe I’ll have to write another version of this one but for the office!;)
Such great ideas! Can’t wait to try out some of these.
Thanks Samantha! I can’t wait to hear how it goes!
Love your site! Great photos and awesome ideas! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much! And thanks for the inspiration 😉