Returnable takeout food containers would help the environment. Just don't wash them.

A scientific analysis of a pilot program used in about a half-dozen restaurants in Ann Arbor found that switching to returnable containers for takeout orders can improve sustainability by reducing energy use, global warming potential, water consumption, waste, and costs.

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Takeout creates a lot of trash. It doesn't have to. - Vox

Study found that the reusable take-out food containers —which initially use more energy and generate more climate-altering greenhouse gases— can break even with single-use containers after four to 13 uses : r/science

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All my takeout has delivered a mountain of trash. So I asked experts how to minimize it. - The Washington Post

Returnable takeout food containers would help the environment. Just don't wash them.

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