ASSESSMENT AS OF: JANUARY 2024
HOW TO GET STARTED
- Determine your food storage labeling needs
- Find a place to store your grease pencils
- Heat up the pencils slightly using warm water or leaving near the sun to make them easier to use
- Label away your food storage containers
- Use a damp cloth to erase
EMBRACE
- Won't emit microplastics when disposed of
- Uses sustainable packaging
- Easily erased
- Works great on glass and metal
AVOID PRODUCT TYPE
Plastic markers
AVOID
- Single-use packaging that is not recyclable
- Single-use plastic items which will need to eventually be disposed of
- Typically not erasable
Noteworthy Product Attributes
Are a perfect substitute for plastic markers
Overall Sustainability Score - 93 / 100
Score Breakdown
Manufacturing (Score - 10/10) - Manufactured close to its target market
Distribution (Score - 10/10) - Manufactured close to its target market
Cost (Score - 7/10) - Costs about as much as plastic alternatives
Packaging (Score - 6/10) - Uses mostly cardboard and paperboard for packaging
Effectiveness (Score - 10/10) - Eco-friendly alternative to plastic markers that works well as an erasable option for labeling food in containers
Lifespan (Score - 10/10) - Consumable but can be stored for years
Fun (Score - 10/10) - Fun to mark stored food
Relevance (Score - 10/10) - Perfect for labeling all sorts of food containers
Disposal (Score - 10/10) - Will not emit any microplastics at the end of its useful life
Recycling (Score - 10/10) - Is biodegradable and compostable but not really recyclable
