Choosing stainless steels for an application ensures that it will be produced in a responsible way, with an extremely low life-cycle inventory (also known as the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions profile). Furthermore, stainless steel products have low, or close to zero, maintenance costs during their long life, and stainless steels can be reused indefinitely because they are easy to recycle without any loss of quality or material integrity.
Stainless steel reusable and microwave safe food containers
Most stainless steel food containers are made of 304 grade (18/8 stainless), and new microwave-safe containers have had their corners specially designed so they do not cause problems when used in a microwave oven. The safe use of these products is now guaranteed by many research organizations. Microwave-safe stainless steel food containers are now being sold in Asia, the United States, and Europe.
The main advantages of stainless steel microwave-safe food containers are:
- Eco-friendly: A resilient, reusable and recyclable product that does not harm our environment, nor humans.
- Food safe: A completely safe material that meets all global food hygiene standards.
- Versatile: Innovative product that can be used in every appliance in your kitchen including microwave ovens!!
- Convenient: Lightweight, portable and easy to use – just clean and reuse … over and over again.
- Economical: Damage resistant and extremely long lasting, meaning no need to re-purchase.
On 27 June 2024 worldstainless Secretary-General Tim Collins introduced these boxes in a free webinar. You could learn about their advantages and some guidance for sensible use of the boxes.
A recording of this webinar is available on YouTube. Click here.
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Published 28 June 2024
Reuse with stainless steels
According to the Zero Waste International Association (zwia.org), Zero Waste is the conservation of all resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials without burning, and with no discharges to land, water, or air that threaten the environment or human health.
Choosing stainless steels for an application ensures that it will be produced in a responsible way, with an extremely low life-cycle inventory, have low, or close to zero, maintenance costs during its long life, and that it will be reused indefinitely because it is easy to recycle without any loss of quality nor material integrity.
Discover some possibilities with stainless steels
Published 10 June 2022
