Eater Dallas editor Courtney Smith eschews most hard-sided containers altogether and prefers regular old Ziploc storage bags instead. “They’re great for anything that is malleable and for when you need to make room in the fridge,” she says.

Tupperware, one of the brands that revolutionized U.S. retailing with its famous sales parties, is entering Chapter 11 after attempts to turn the business around.

Any time a plastic food storage container becomes scratched or cracked, stained, punctured, begins to smell, loses a lid or the lid no longer fits securely, or becomes textured, it’s time to throw it out.

Tupperware, the international brand that designs, manufactures and distributes food storage containers, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection amid declining sales, the company announced Tuesday.

Tupperware, the renowned plastic food container company, has filed for bankruptcy after years of dwindling sales and increasing competition. The US-based firm, which operates its UK headquarters in Milton Keynes has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings due to a sustained decrease in demand over the past decade.