Non-plastic containers for growing potatoes

[Potstubsdustbins]

I certainly would not grow in tyres either though Bob Flowerdew used to advocate it some years back.

[polc1410]

Plastic not a major concern. As many have said your water, milk, juice etc all in contact with plastics daily. Those will be tested as food safe.

Big plastic will commonly be polyethylene (HDPE). That doesn't need much plasticiser etc. PVC might but would make it squidgy... Not sure about those trugs.

A wooden barrel treated with some creosote substitute must be at least as big an issue.

Reuse? Recycle?

[Alison]

I try to avoid my food coming into contact with plastic as much as possible and prefer to store in glass / ceramic when I can. Milk comes in glass thankfully as fat content can be a worry with plastic. That said, I don't worry so much about planters as you have to draw a line somewhere. Did stop using plastic bottles to drink out of though some years ago, stainless steel is much better and the water tastes better.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Don't drink tap water, most of that comes through plastic pipes. Don't drink bottled water most of that is in plastic bottles. Just how far do we take this?

[Alison]

Exactly, we all have to draw a line somewhere but some people draw it in different places.