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Say No To Styrofoam: Eco-Friendly Take Out Boxes

Green Business Bureau

We now have the knowledge about how harmful single-use plastics can be for our environment, so there is no reason to still use these containers in your restaurant. Most takeout boxes are made from polystyrene plastic foam, also known as styrofoam, one of the leading materials in marine litter. Cibo Wares. Paper Mart.

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Much too little, far too late: The UK must phase out single-use plastics before 2042

Business Green

The world produces 381 million tonnes in plastic waste yearly - for context, this is roughly the weight of two-thirds of the world's population, every year, with just one company, Coca Cola, producing over 3,000 plastic bottles every second. Coral is 20 times more likely to become diseased upon coming into contact with plastics.