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Anchor Hocking Classic Glass Food Storage Set (6-Piece)

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Anchor Hocking

Classic Glass Food Storage Containers with Plastic Lids (6-piece set)

Same honest math as other glass-with-plastic-lid sets: the glass is excellent, the lids are the plastic. Store upright or cover with a plate to use it plastic-free.

3 / 10 Medium plastic footprint $

Three tempered-glass containers with three BPA-free plastic lids. Food sits in glass that is microwave, oven, freezer, and dishwasher safe; the plastic is confined to the lids.

How this score breaks down

Plastic in the product and its packaging Some plastic
Tempered glass containers that do not stain or absorb odors, safe for microwave, oven, freezer, and dishwasher per the listing. The three snap-on lids are BPA-free plastic; resin type not specified. 5 year warranty.
Microplastic shedding and leaching Sheds very little
Low from the glass. The plastic lids touch stored food, so we score the set as having food-contact plastic parts, like other glass-plus-plastic-lid systems.
End of life: persistence and recovery Persists somewhat
Only partly recoverable; some of it persists.
Plastic-derived chemicals of concern Low concern
No PFAS, PTFE, BPA, or other leaching plastics in food or heat contact.
Transparency and verification Mostly disclosed
How fully the brand discloses its materials and coatings, and whether independent testing backs it up.

Strengths

  • Food sits in inert tempered glass, not plastic
  • Oven, microwave, freezer, and dishwasher safe glass
  • Made by a century-old US glassmaker with a 5 year warranty
  • Inexpensive glass alternative to plastic container sets

Trade-offs

  • Half the pieces are plastic lids in food contact
  • Lid resin type not disclosed
  • Lids wear out before the glass and are rarely recycled

What's inside

Tempered glass containers that do not stain or absorb odors, safe for microwave, oven, freezer, and dishwasher per the listing. The three snap-on lids are BPA-free plastic; resin type not specified. 5 year warranty.

Free of BPA (lids stated BPA-free)

Packaging
Not stated
Microplastics
Low from the glass. The plastic lids touch stored food, so we score the set as having food-contact plastic parts, like other glass-plus-plastic-lid systems.

Attributes

What this product is, at a glance.

ReusableMicrowave SafeOven SafeDishwasher SafeBPA-Free Lids

Certifications

None listed. We only show independent third-party certifications we can verify with the issuing body, and this product does not currently hold any.

About Anchor Hocking

Anchor Hocking has made glass in Ohio since 1905. The Classic storage line pairs its tempered glass with snap-on plastic lids and a 5 year warranty.

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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.