Compostable World Centric Chinese Takeout Box vs Compostable Food Storage Container 5ct: which is safer?

Matter Compostable Food Storage Container 5ct is the clear pick. Compostable World Centric Chinese Takeout Box carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Compostable World Centric Chinese Takeout Box

Compostable World Centric Chinese Takeout Box

PFAS grade

Poor 25/100

Overall grade

Bad 3/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Molded fiber with unspecified water-resistant coating

Confidence

35%

PossibleFluorochemical leaching from water-resistant coating

PossibleUnidentified wax or synthetic polymers in barrier layer

PossibleMicroplastic or fiber shedding from coating breakdown

Our pick

Matter Compostable Food Storage Container 5ct

Matter

Compostable Food Storage Container 5ct

PFAS grade

Excellent 100/100

Overall grade

Excellent 92/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Plant-based fiber pulp (compostable)

Confidence

82%

PossibleMicrobe/mold growth if stored damp

PossibleCellulose degradation under repeated hot/wet stress

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fluorochemical leaching from water-resistant coating, Unidentified wax or synthetic polymers in barrier layer, Microplastic or fiber shedding from coating breakdown and Unverified compostability claims affecting reuse/disposal safety on the and not on the Matter.
  • We flag Microbe/mold growth if stored damp and Cellulose degradation under repeated hot/wet stress on the Matter and not on the .
  • The is Molded fiber with unspecified water-resistant coating where the Matter is Plant-based fiber pulp (compostable), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 75 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Matter is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the grade, at 35% confidence against 82%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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