The trays are said to be made from renewable plant fibers like sugarcane bagasse and can slash plastic content by around 85%.

According to a Chinese study published in December 2024 in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, plastic particles easily infiltrate food, particularly when heated in plastic containers.

Plastic food packaging has become composters’ greatest challenge. People are tossing cling wrap, foam trays and other plastic food packaging into their bins, contaminating the compost.

Even many paper products, such as paper cups and frozen food trays, are coated in–you guessed it–plastic. So how worried should you be about the plastic cradling your next meal? Is it safe?

The plastic trays that meat is often packaged on, as well as the plastic wrap over the top, can also leach into your food. Her advice: Wash your proteins before you cook them.

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New research today reveals that over 200m pieces of BBQ plastic meat trays are set to flood the UK recycling system in the summer months. coventrytelegraph Load mobile navigation. News.

While over 200 million plastic meat trays are set to flood the UK recycling system in the summer months. But a quarter don’t recycle barbecue food packaging because of unclear labels.

Furthermore, when it comes to the recycling process at home, 23% are unsure how to recycle plastic meat trays, and 36% don't know where plastic recycling ends up after it's been disposed of.