For Sanitation...
Studies conducted at foodservice operations prove that single-use foodservice packaging products are more sanitary than reusable china and glassware.
A 2002 study in Las Vegas found 18 percent of reusable items tested had higher than acceptable bacterial counts. A 2007 study in Wisconsin found that unprotected tables and trays had seven to 23 times higher bacterial counts than those with single-use placemats and tray covers.
For Water and Energy Savings...
Single-use foodservice packaging saves operators the water, energy and detergents required to sanitize reusables. And, when faced with failures in dishwashing equipment, foodservice operators are mandated by the U. S. Food Code to use single-use products.
For Eliminating Breakage...
Single-use packaging relieves operators from the worry and liability of worker injuries associated with reusables.
For Storage...
Compact, nested and efficient, single-use items require much less storage space than reusables.
All with less impact on the environment than you think...
According to the U.S. EPA, paper and plastic single-use packaging items are only 1.2 percent of municipal solid waste.
For 75 years, the Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI) has been the material-neutral trade association for converters, raw material and machinery suppliers of foodservice packaging products in North America.
