Compostable Food Storage Container 5ct vs Pactiv EarthChoice Entree2Go Takeout Container: which is safer?
Matter Compostable Food Storage Container 5ct is the clear pick. Pactiv EarthChoice Entree2Go Takeout Container carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Matter
Compostable Food Storage Container 5ct
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleMicrobe/mold growth if stored damp
PossibleCellulose degradation under repeated hot/wet stress
Pactiv Evergreen
Pactiv EarthChoice Entree2Go Takeout Container
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyGrease-resistant coating migration (likely PFAS, assessed separately)
PossibleMicroplastics from coating degradation
PossibleInk and print dyes on exterior surface
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Microbe/mold growth if stored damp and Cellulose degradation under repeated hot/wet stress on the Matter and not on the Pactiv Evergreen.
- We flag Grease-resistant coating migration (likely PFAS, assessed separately), Microplastics from coating degradation and Ink and print dyes on exterior surface on the Pactiv Evergreen and not on the Matter.
- The Matter is Plant-based fiber pulp (compostable) where the Pactiv Evergreen is Paperboard with grease-resistant coating (likely PFAS-based), 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 Pactiv Evergreen grade, at 55% 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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