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Takeaway boxes

Takeaway boxes

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Takeaway food boxes and soup bowls are disposable plastic packaging that is typically used once. Most often they are made of PP (polypropylene) or PS (polystyrene) material.

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Polypropylene (PP) — a heat-resistant, recyclable plastic, or polystyrene (PS) — a lightweight but fragile and recyclable raw material (this is a type of foamed styrofoam material). They often contain several types of material and are difficult to clean.

Hova dobjuk?

In a clean state, cans marked PP/PS can go to the selective with a yellow lid. PS cans contaminated with food, greasy or foamed are destined for municipal waste. Expanded polystyrene (e.g. styrofoam) is not or is difficult to recycle. In any case, check with your local waste management provider about how to collect it selectively.

Miért problémás?

These food containers are often only used for 20 to 30 minutes, yet they break down over centuries. Due to greasy contamination, they are often not recyclable. Having fallen into microplastics, they are introduced into nature, and also into the animal or human organism.

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Így csökkentsd!

  • Eat food locally
  • Bring Your Own Food Barrel
  • Ask the restaurant if you can bring it in a box
  • Choose a place where degradable packaging is used
  • Avoid foamed, heat-sensitive boxes

Alternatívák

  • Stainless food box (e.g. Dopper, EcoLunchbox)
  • Glass clasp box (e.g. IKEA, DM)
  • Silicone foldable food barrel (e.g. Meska, Hungarian webshops)
  • Takeaway boxes based on wheat bran or sugar cane (for restaurants)
  • Own thermoset for hot soups

Tippek!

If you know you're asking for takeout, bring your own well-sealed food container with you — so you end up with one less box in the trash.

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Évente ennyit termelünk

A fast food restaurant can consume up to thousands of pieces a day. More than 6 billion takeaway plastic boxes and cutlery are used every year in Europe. (Source: European Plastics Pact, 2023)

Érdekesség

Foamed takeaway boxes have already been banned by several EU countries since 2021, such as France and Belgium.

Összefoglaló

Takeaway food boxes and soup bowls are disposable plastic packaging that is typically used once. Most often they are made of PP (polypropylene) or PS (polystyrene) material.

Hasonló termékek

Own food barrel, buckle box, refillable cutlery set, thermo-storage thermoset.

Videók és támogató anyagok

🍱Digital publications — food waste and packaging reduction
👥Community of Sustainable Homes — ideas for eco-friendly takeaway food solutions

Gyakran felmerülő kérdések

Can the takeaway box go to the selective?
Only if it is clean and has a PP or PS marking on it. Greasy, foamed cans should be thrown into the communal trash.

What is foamed PS and why can't it be recycled?
This styrofoam box, which is heat sensitive and breaks easily — cannot be economically processed.

Can I order takeaway food in my own box?
Yes, more and more restaurants are opening for this, it is worth anticipating.

Is there an eco-friendly takeaway box?
Yes, for example, wheat bran, sugar cane or paper-based compostable boxes.

What should I do if the restaurant can't/wants to release the food in my own box?
In this case, ask for it in a regular plate and you can transfer it yourself to your own box. However, if they only put it in disposable, then if you can, do not eat there.

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