styrofoam boxes

Lightweight white cartons

Styrofoam boxes are lightweight containers made from expanded polystyrene foam, used primarily for keeping food hot or cold during transport.

Takeout restaurants pack meals in them; seafood markets ship fish in larger versions.

The material insulates well but doesn't biodegrade, making these boxes environmentally controversial.

Many jurisdictions have banned them: The city outlawed styrofoam boxes for restaurant takeout.

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takeout · packing · peanuts · squeaky · white · lightweight · containers · disposable · cold · fragile · shipping · crunch · static · polystyrene · ice · picnic · cup of coffee · leftovers

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environmental impact

styrofoam boxesbiodegradable packaging

Materials that decompose naturally

paper boxes · paper bags · cardboard boxes · glass containers · wooden crates

material composition

styrofoam boxeswooden crates

Containers made from planks

metal tins · jute bags

permanence and reusability

styrofoam boxesTupperware

Plastic kitchen storage brand

bento boxes · mason jars

Family

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G