How To Clean Tomato Stains From Plastic Containers

How To Remove Tomato Stains From Plastic

My family loves to save our leftovers, but until recently I didn't know how to remove tomato stains from plastic containers.

You know what I'm talking about, right?

When you empty that plastic container and run it through the dishwasher but it comes out kinda orange in color still.

3 tips for how to remove tomato stains from plastic containers, such as leftover containers, plus an additional tip to help you prevent those stains from forming in the first place {on Stain Removal 101}

Well, I have discovered three methods for cleaning up these stains.

They are as follows:

Bleach It Out With Chlorine Bleach

You can add a tablespoon of chlorine bleach to a tomato stained plastic bowl or other container filled with water and let it soak for about thirty minutes.

Once you remove the water and bleach solution the stain should also be gone.

Use The Bleaching Power Of The Sun

You can also set your plastic containers out on a sunny day and the sun will bleach those tomato stains away.

The only problem with this method is that repeat exposure to sun and heat will eventually make your plastic containers brittle.

Hint: Lots of stains can be removed with sunlight, so check out the article at the link if you want to know more!

Make A Paste Of Dishwasher Detergent

The third method is to make a paste of dishwasher detergent and hot water and rub this onto the stains and let it sit for a while.

After about thirty minutes rinse off the paste and see clean, stain free plastic.

Additional hint: Did you know there are lots of unusual uses for dishwasher detergent for cleaning and stain removal? I've got more uses listed at the link!

Additional Tip: How To Prevent Tomato Stains In Plastic

A simple way to prevent these stains from occurring in your plastic containers in the first place is to spray them with cooking spray, coating all the sides and bottoms, before adding any food which contains tomatoes to it.

So, how do you clean tomato stains off your plastic containers? Please tell me in the comments.

You can also submit your own tomato sauce stain removal tips here, or read other tips which have already been submitted.

In addition, plastic containers can get stained with all types of things, not just spaghetti and tomato sauce. You can share your tips for cleaning plastic here, or read other tips already submitted.

3 tips for how to remove tomato stains from plastic containers, such as leftover containers, plus an additional tip to help you prevent those stains from forming in the first place {on Stain Removal 101}

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