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PlanetBox Stainless Steel Bento Lunch Box

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Stainless Steel Bento Lunch Box

Steel with no plastic touching food, built to last a decade; a 1.

Verified plastic-free
Plastic-FreeStainless SteelReusableRecycled Content
1 / 10 Low plastic footprint $$$$

Compartmentalized stainless steel bento with a magnetic lid that lasts a decade or more. Trays use certified post-consumer recycled stainless steel.

How this score breaks down

Plastic chemicals that leach from the material No leaching concern
No PFAS, PTFE, BPA, or other leaching plastics in food or heat contact.
Plastic in the item itself Little to no plastic
A compartmentalised bento lunch box made from stainless steel with a magnetic stainless lid, so no plastic touches food. Trays use certified post-consumer recycled steel.
Microplastic and microfibre shedding Doesn't shed
None; steel body
End of life and packaging Recyclable or compostable
Plastic-free; recyclable stainless steel
Transparency and verification Fully disclosed
Material disclosed

Strengths

  • Stainless steel bento replaces plastic lunch containers
  • Magnetic lid, no plastic touching food
  • Lasts a decade or more
  • Trays use certified post-consumer recycled stainless steel

Trade-offs

  • Higher upfront cost than plastic boxes
  • Heavier than a plastic container

What it's made of

A compartmentalised bento lunch box made from stainless steel with a magnetic stainless lid, so no plastic touches food. Trays use certified post-consumer recycled steel.

PartMaterial
Box and lidStainless steel, partly recycled
ClosureMagnets embedded in the steel lid

Free of BPA, phthalates, plastic food-contact

Packaging
Plastic-free; recyclable stainless steel
Microplastics
None; steel body

About PlanetBox

PlanetBox makes compartmentalised stainless steel bento lunch boxes built to last a decade or more. Its trays use certified post-consumer recycled stainless steel (49% to 91% depending on the model), and it tests for lead, BPA, and phthalates.

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Melissa Walker, founder of Thriving Sustainably

Hi, I’m Melissa-founder of Thriving Sustainably

Melissa Walker is the founder of Thriving Sustainably. A mom who started reading the labels after learning how much microplastic ends up in our bodies, she co-leads the environmental pillar of a Fortune 500 company’s employee sustainability program and rates brands against public certification databases so families can lower their microplastic exposure without the guesswork.