Eco friendly food containers which are great for the environment and for your pocket

Our eco friendly food containers are available in all shapes and sizes; from pizza and takeaway boxes, through to soup containers, cups and deli pots. The products we sell are designed to either biodegrade or compost; helping you and your customers to do your bit for the planet.

Our products are made from a range of food grade materials, including plant-based CPLA, PLA, sustainable board, CornWare and more. Although some of our products look like they’re made from traditional plastic they’re not and everything we supply is suitable for either biodegrading or composting.

Helping you go plastic free

Catering and takeaway businesses rely heavily upon single-use plastic products simply because they offer the most cost-effective and convenient option. This is completely understandable and we know that if you run your own business, you’ll want to protect your profit margin as much as you can.

However, since plastic was first manufactured commercially, it is estimated that more than 8 billion tons has been made and that most of this still exists in some form. Plastic can take up to 400 years to degrade and because the majority of plastic manufactured is designed to be used just once, something must change.

We started Single Use Alternatives to help those involved in catering, cafes, takeaways and food vans find a viable alternative to plastic, providing durable, viable products at a price that matches, or even betters that of plastic.

How our products are processed after use

Our products should be disposed of either by composting or bio-degrading and all items are labelled so it’s clear what you need to do. At present local authorities recycle waste in different ways as facilities vary from area to area. We’re working hard to address this problem and to make recycling waste as easy as possible by ‘closing the loop’. To find out more, please see the Recycling Types page of our website.

Our range

Our range of eco friendly food containers has everything you need to package and serve the food and drinks you sell. From insulated soup containers and double walled coffee cups, through to deli containers and salad bowls, our products do exactly the same job as their single use counterparts but with no plastic involved.

We know how important cost is to our customers and this is why we aim to keep our prices as low and competitive as possible. If reducing the use of single use plastics is going to be successful, it’s important that viable alternatives are cost-effective and viable. There is no minimum order on our products so there’s no need to buy more than you need, whilst discounts are available on bulk orders. We also offer a range of delivery options, including next day delivery, with orders delivered direct to your door in minimal packaging.

Get in touch to find out more

If you’re looking for a way to reduce your reliance upon single use plastics whilst keeping costs to a minimum, our products have been carefully chosen to provide you with a viable solution. To find out more, please browse through our website or get in touch via our contact page.