Takeout containers have been in high demand, with a huge increase since the pandemic started, and more people got food to go.
It’s been a lifeline for a lot of restaurants, who might otherwise have closed. However, it’s created an enormous increase in single use plastic, styrofoam and coated paper, which can’t biodegrade.
Luckily, there are some innovative solutions, and people working on eco-friendly alternatives. Forest & Whale is a newly founded company creating compostable options, like these takeout containers made of wheat husks.
Compacted wheat husks decompose within three months, and are even edible, should the desire to nibble on your takeout container arise.
In the era of a global pandemic, more and more people are purchasing restaurant takeout than ever before. Unfortunately, most takeout containers are single-use plastic, and the quantity of these being thrown away is really becoming a huge problem.
The design firm PriestmanGoode has a solution, utilizing smartly designed containers that take cues from Japanese bento boxes, and India tiffin containers. Their cylinder containers are named Zero, and are made from materials like compressed cocoa-bean plastic, which is itself a waste product.
Their concept is for restaurants to utilize the Zero containers, which are fully washable and reusable, and provide an incentive for customers to bring them back, like a discount on future orders.
We love the innovation and design, and hope this type of circular system can be implemented soon. Via The Dieline.
