Our society is the richest and most productive one ever to exist on planet Earth. We're at the cusp of another order of magnitude increase in both metrics.

We can afford to take the slight efficiency of not using dubious chemicals to store and prepare our food. Bring back glass, wood, and untreated metal. No more cheap plastic microwavable crap. In the scheme of things, the incremental cost increase won't matter, and such a shift would at least give us peace of mind --- and maybe even improve our health.