This is despite the energy and water used for their cleaning. Disposable clear-plastic containers needed to be reused even fewer times -- only five -- to become better for the carbon footprint ...

Loading Disposable food containers are generally made of plastic resins mixed with some additives, said Leung. Additives are chemical substances that could improve the performance of the plastic ...

Transparent Design Deli Containers: The clear plastic construction allows ... in the fridge or pantry. Reusable and Disposable: These plastic containers with lids are durable enough to be reused ...

They looked at aluminium, polystyrene (styrofoam) and polypropylene (disposable clear plastic) containers. These were compared to reusable plastic containers, such as Tupperware. The study found ...

The study also found that reusable Tupperware containers had a lower carbon footprint than disposable styrofoam when they were reused more than 18 times. This is despite the energy and water used for ...