I am an obsessive recycler, re-user, anything-but-dumper. For years I have been saving black plastic in the hope that eventually recycling facilities for it will become available. I now have huge numbers of the two bigger items in this picture (which I was given by someone who had meals delivered to him on a regular basis). But, as we now rarely see ready meals packed in black plastic, I think its use is being discontinued and there's really no hope of finding anywhere local to take it to for recycling. So I'm going to have to take it to the dump.
But before I do that I thought I'd ask if anyone had any use for the items (I also have quite a lot of the little pots, just not the vast quantities I have of the bigger ones).
They are PET plastic, so reasonably ovenable, freezable, microwavable, food quality.
You could use them to freeze batches of home-cooked food in individual portions. They could be useful for crafts, toddler play, gardening. And my husband has pointed out there could be ways of making use of them, for example, to create soakaways.
Finally, if you think you might be interested, you don't need to take the whole lot! You can have as many or few as you'd like. (And, if you use one or many, when you've finished with it you can put it in the dustbin with a clear conscience.)