5 Things Pros Warn You Should Never Store in Plastic Containers at Home – And the Safe Swaps to Make Today

Dining room with intricate wallpaper, mantel place and glass ceiling light feature, as well as painted wooden doors, window frames, mantel surround in chalky mid-blue hue.

If your home is anything like mine, you likely have an abundance of plastic containers in every room, be it food containers from a takeaway, leftover packaging, or a purposefully bought one.

These can be so handy for storing things in, or helping to organize certain busy areas such as closets, drawers, and pantries, but there are five key home goods that experts warn against storing in plastic.