According to the EPA,
REUSE and REDUCE
are the
most preferred methods
of waste management
(followed by recycling, composting,
incineration, land filling).
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Reusing is more environmentally-responsible than recycling. Recycling requires energy, equipment,
and other resources. Materials must be collected, transported, cleaned, sorted, and reprocessed in order to be
converted into new products.
- Reusable containers breed success: Providing consumers with a reusable
polypropylene container has led to an increase of sales for companies such as Hillshire Farms, Butterball, Healthy Ones and others. A large number of food processors have turned to reusable containers. Containers made of the same material as many food storage containers sold on department store and supermarket shelves.
- KFC Reusable Sides Container. Winner of 2010 Greener Package Award:
Anchor Packaging designed and produced. The first quick-serve restaurant takeout container that has been specifically designed to be consumer-reusable, and made of the same materials as the leading food storage containers being sold
on
retail store shelves. View the KFC Reuse video.
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Consumers prefer reusable containers over recyclable or biodegradable containers. A large restaurant chain recently found through a series of consumer focus groups that their customers would rather reuse a container, instead of recycle.
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Consumers have been found to re-use these containers for up to 6 months.
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Heat-tolerant. Polypropylene containers work in microwaves, under heat lamps, and in warming units up to 230 F.
Most Biodegradable plastic products are not designed to be heat-tolerant.
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Durable and Leak-resistant. Heat and eat right from the container, without cutting, tearing, or breaking.
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Dishwasher-safe. Clean up one container. Freezer to microwave to dishwasher to kitchen cabinet for use again.
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polypropylene takeout container