| When we purchase take-away food from | | | | people who still think that plastic containers can |
| restaurants and coffee houses, the food usually | | | | hold better than food pails because pails are made |
| come with plastic containers are microwave safe. | | | | by paper and it will cause leakage. The pails are |
| This enables us to reheat the food when it is | | | | actually leak proof, microwavable and freezer |
| needed. Still, there are hawkers who still using | | | | safe. |
| plastic bags for hot and soupy take-away foods. | | | | Some of the pails are custom made with handles |
| Studies have shown that the ingredient Bisphenol | | | | and lids to form a carry box, which makes it |
| A (BPA) leaches from plastic containers when it | | | | even more convenient to use. The pails come in |
| meets with high heat. It causes cancer and also | | | | cardboard pieces that can be assembled easily. |
| affects our health. Therefore, we should go for | | | | It is made without the wires or glue to maximize |
| safe products like food pails to keep our bodies | | | | the level of recyclability of the pails. Plastic |
| and environment clean. | | | | take-away containers are made from plastic and |
| What are food pails? | | | | they are not bio-degradable even if we burry |
| They are meal boxes that are made from | | | | them in the ground for years. Burying and burning |
| paperboards with a film lining to prevent leakage | | | | plastic leads to pollution. Thus, food pails should be |
| of soupy toppings and juices. In Japan, these lunch | | | | used to replace the commercial plastic containers |
| boxes are widely used for take-away bento to | | | | to keep the environment clean. |
| reduce the usage of plastic containers. Although | | | | They are suitable to be used as food or |
| they are made from paperboards, they are ideal | | | | beverage containers and wedding favor boxes. By |
| to be used as meal boxes because they can be | | | | using them, we are actually helping to save the |
| kept in the freezer without releasing particles that | | | | environment and keep our bodies healthy. |
| are harmful to our body. There are conservative | | | | |