Can you post a picture of what containers your dispensary issues out? Most of the plastic containers I see issued (albeit my dispensary experience is limited) come with medicine vials that are simple push-and-twist vials, which are not airtight.
I would also probably opt for glass over plastic as glass doesn't have the propensity to absorb smells and moisture that most plastics tend to.
Next time you have an empty container try a simple experiment (unless you actively re-use all your containers). Throw a spoonful of garlic into a glass jar and then one into your plastic jars and let them sit for a few days. Dump the garlic and wash them both out with some mild detergent and give each a whiff. If you smell garlic still on your plastic container than your plastic is absorbing the aromatics of your herb.
If you are tossing those containers probably no big deal, but plastic degrades over time and you really don't get that with glass.
Ah well put! Thanks man, yeah I forgot about the absorption, I am certain the plastic is more so than the glass. I have reused some containers, first ones from Denver (I still have the screw top ones from there, thought they were the nicest, but I should just toss em if they're not really airtight? They seem better than pill bottles, solid green or blue with thick caps and inner clear plastic seal...) but I got rid of the squeeze top ones from there now.
So the dispensaries I've been to here so far all have used the squeeze top kind, they seem to be airtight, no smell leaking when closed (except one from one dispensary seemed uneven and looser, they used a different brand it seemed, so I swapped that one for a better one)... Since I'll get a new container everytime I get herbs I guess there's really no reason to be saving em, haven't used one strain up yet though (aside from the one I swapped) So while I may toss them, they are being used to store the herbs they came with for a decent amount of time I think? Perhaps I should check an older strain to see how it's holding up compared to the fresher one I got last week smell wise
I would like to preserve terps as best as I can though, so I probably should head over to world market for some smaller jars I suppose then bc I do have another giftcard... Cheaper than getting fancy jyarz or infinity jars at least