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Earth + Element Ceramic Food Storage Bowls with Lids, Set of 4

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Earth + Element

Earth + Element

Ceramic Food Storage Bowls with Lids, Set of 4

Beautiful plastic-free storage in the ceramic itself, with one unanswered question: the lid material. If the lids are silicone, note that as a polymer silicone can release trace particles or siloxanes, more so with heat and age; whether it forms microplastics is still an open question. Glass jars do this job with full disclosure.

3 / 10 Medium plastic footprint $$$$

Handmade Los Angeles stoneware, lead-free and plastic-free in the ceramic itself, with flexible reusable lids whose material the maker never actually names. Scored mid band on that gap alone.

How this score breaks down

Plastic in the product and its packaging Little plastic
Stoneware bowls in terracotta clay with a clear gloss or blue peony glaze, described by the maker as non-toxic and lead-free. The lids are described only as flexible, reusable lids; the word silicone appears on the retailer page, not the maker’s.
Microplastic shedding and leaching Sheds very little
The stoneware sheds nothing. The lid question is the open item; we do not print a material the maker has not stated.
End of life: persistence and recovery Mostly recovers
Shipping is plastic-free, packed with recyclable, biodegradable, and post-consumer materials per brand. Recyclable, repairable, or genuinely recovered; low persistence.
Plastic-derived chemicals of concern Low concern
No PFAS, PTFE, BPA, or other leaching plastics in food or heat contact.
Transparency and verification Partly disclosed
Good on the bowls, weak on the lids. Availability mismatch at research time: sold out on the brand site while in stock at the retailer.

Strengths

  • Lead-free stoneware disclosed
  • Handmade in Los Angeles
  • Plastic-free shipping
  • Oven, microwave, and dishwasher safe bowls

Trade-offs

  • Lid material undisclosed by the maker
  • Made to order, 7 to 14 day lead
  • Premium price tier

What's inside

Stoneware bowls in terracotta clay with a clear gloss or blue peony glaze, described by the maker as non-toxic and lead-free. The lids are described only as flexible, reusable lids; the word silicone appears on the retailer page, not the maker’s.

PartMaterial
BowlsStoneware, lead-free glaze
LidsFlexible reusable lids, material not disclosed by the maker for this set

Free of Ceramic body is plastic-free

Packaging
Shipping is plastic-free, packed with recyclable, biodegradable, and post-consumer materials per brand
Microplastics
The stoneware sheds nothing. The lid question is the open item; we do not print a material the maker has not stated.

Attributes

What this product is, at a glance.

Food Huggers collaboration, B Corp (brand-claimed)Female-owned studioHandmade in Los Angeles

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 Earth + Element

Earth + Element is a female-owned Los Angeles ceramics studio; this nesting set of four stoneware bowls comes with flexible reusable lids from the Food Huggers collaboration. Made to order with a 7 to 14 day lead.

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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.