This method of destinking plastic came as a real shock to me when a Tupperware distributor told me about it. Too simple, says I.

Wet some B&W newspaper, crumple into the plastic container, apply lid, set in sun for several hours. Remove newspaper, wash with soapy water.

Try to imagine the stench of tuna, trapped in a Tupperware container, accidentally left in the trunk of the car for a week or so, in summer, in SoCalif. It was so bad it would curl nose hair or make it fall right out. <img src="/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> First, I soaked a strong bleach solution in it. Not much change. Then, I thought this would be a real test of the paper/sun method of stink removal, and I was sure it wouldn't work, either. When I took the paper out in the afternoon, there was still a bit of smell left, but I had to stick my nose into the bowl to smell it. So I repeated the treatment with fresh newspaper the next day. The smell had completely disappeared and never showed up again.

Sue