Ben E. Keith Foods' Innovative Container Reduces Single-Use Plastic
A variety of berries are sold in plastic clamshell packaging—a one-piece container made up of two halves that are joined by a hinge—but Ben E. Keith Foods is out to change this with the Ready-Cycle, corrugated, fully recyclable clamshells. The new container design is set to help reduce single-use plastic packaging and this summer, strawberries will be available in the sustainable packaging solution.
While millions of tons of plastic are created annually, only a small percentage of the material ends up getting recycled. By converting its two-pound plastic strawberry clamshell packaging to cardboard, and planning the same for its one-pound containers, Ben E. Keith Foods estimates that it has the potential to help to save "nearly 30 tons of plastic from going into landfills or oceans."
While millions of tons of plastic are created annually, only a small percentage of the material ends up getting recycled. By converting its two-pound plastic strawberry clamshell packaging to cardboard, and planning the same for its one-pound containers, Ben E. Keith Foods estimates that it has the potential to help to save "nearly 30 tons of plastic from going into landfills or oceans."
