Compostable Food Storage Container 5ct vs Pactiv EarthChoice Versa2Go Microwaveable Container 6.8 x 6.8 x: which is safer?

Matter Compostable Food Storage Container 5ct is the clear pick. Pactiv EarthChoice Versa2Go Microwaveable Container 6.8 x 6.8 x carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

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

Pactiv EarthChoice Versa2Go Microwaveable Container 6.8 x 6.8 x

Pactiv Evergreen

Pactiv EarthChoice Versa2Go Microwaveable Container 6.8 x 6.8 x

PFAS grade

Poor 25/100

Overall grade

Bad 3/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Molded fiber/paperboard with moisture barrier coating (unspecified)

Confidence

35%

PossibleCoating migration (non-PFAS polymers)

PossibleMicrowave heating degradation

PossibleMicroplastic or fiber shedding

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 Coating migration (non-PFAS polymers), Microwave heating degradation, Microplastic or fiber shedding and Coating chemical identity uncertainty (regulatory compliance risk) on the Pactiv Evergreen and not on the Matter.
  • The Matter is Plant-based fiber pulp (compostable) where the Pactiv Evergreen is Molded fiber/paperboard with moisture barrier coating (unspecified), 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 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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