Paper Mart Econo-Pak Takeout Box vs Sustainables 3 Compartment Hinged Lid To Go Food Container: which is safer?

Sustainables 3 Compartment Hinged Lid To Go Food Container is the clear pick. Paper Mart Econo-Pak Takeout Box carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Paper Mart Econo-Pak Takeout Box

Lakeland

Paper Mart Econo-Pak Takeout Box

PFAS grade

Poor 25/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

Paperboard with unspecified waterproof coating

Confidence

35%

LikelyPFAS in waterproof coating (graded separately)

ReportedCoating degradation and migration

PossibleHeavy metals or binders in coating resins

Our pick

Sustainables 3 Compartment Hinged Lid To Go Food Container

Lakeland

Sustainables 3 Compartment Hinged Lid To Go Food Container

PFAS grade

Good 70/100

Overall grade

Good 62/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Molded fiber/pulp (plant-based)

Confidence

72%

PossibleDegradation and food contact integrity

PossibleMold or bacterial growth from moisture retention

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag PFAS in waterproof coating (graded separately), Coating degradation and migration, Heavy metals or binders in coating resins and Microplastics from coating wear on the Lakeland and not on the Lakeland.
  • We flag Degradation and food contact integrity and Mold or bacterial growth from moisture retention on the Lakeland and not on the Lakeland.
  • The Lakeland is Paperboard with unspecified waterproof coating where the Lakeland is Molded fiber/pulp (plant-based), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Lakeland is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Lakeland grade, at 35% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric: 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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