Plastic container

Plastic containers are containers made exclusively or partially of plastic. Plastic containers are ubiquitous either as single-use or reuseable/durable plastic cups, plastic bottles, plastic bags, foam food containers, Tupperware, plastic tubes, clamshells, cosmetic containers, up to intermediate bulk containers and various types of containers made of corrugated plastic. The entire packaging industry heavily depends on plastic containers or containers with some plastic content (e.g. plastic coating or when made of composite material), besides cardboard and other materials. Food storage nowadays relies mainly on plastic food storage containers.

Because of the multitude of container applications, the types of plastic vary widely. Because of the material variety (combinations are no exception, the waste will make up a significant portion of plainly visible plastic pollution although some containers like bottles are recyclable.

Plastic has replaced traditional materials like wood, cardboard, and metal for the manufacture of containers because of its price, moldability/formability durability and light weight.

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