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U-Konserve Stainless Steel Snack Container

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Stainless Steel Snack Container

A steel body with a food-grade silicone lid. Not petroleum plastic, but the silicone is a synthetic, so a low-plastic 1 rather than plastic-free.

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Low-PlasticBPA-FreeStainless SteelSilicone Lid
1 / 10 Low plastic footprint $$

Leak-resistant stainless steel containers with silicone lids. Dishwasher-safe and built to last decades. A 1% for the Planet member.

How this score breaks down

Plastic in the product and its packaging Little to no plastic
A food container with a stainless steel body and a food-grade silicone lid, so the food-contact surface is steel rather than plastic.
Microplastic shedding and leaching Doesn't shed
The steel body is inert and sheds nothing. The food-grade silicone lid is a synthetic, not a petroleum plastic, and sheds far less than plastic, though it can release trace particles or siloxanes under heat or with age.
End of life: persistence and recovery Recovers well
Plastic-free; recyclable steel with silicone lid. Recyclable, repairable, or genuinely recovered; low persistence.
Plastic-derived chemicals of concern No leaching concern
No PFAS, PTFE, BPA, or other leaching plastics in food or heat contact.
Transparency and verification Fully disclosed
Material disclosed

Strengths

  • Stainless steel body with no plastic touching food
  • Dishwasher-safe and built to last decades
  • 1% for the Planet member

Trade-offs

  • The food-grade silicone lid is a synthetic polymer: not a petroleum plastic, but fossil-fuel made, not recyclable, and able to release trace siloxanes or particles under heat or with age
  • Higher upfront cost than plastic tubs

What's inside

A food container with a stainless steel body and a food-grade silicone lid, so the food-contact surface is steel rather than plastic.

PartMaterial
BodyStainless steel
LidFood-grade silicone

Free of BPA, phthalates, PVC, plastic food-contact

Packaging
Plastic-free; recyclable steel with silicone lid
Microplastics
The steel body is inert and sheds nothing. The food-grade silicone lid is a synthetic, not a petroleum plastic, and sheds far less than plastic, though it can release trace particles or siloxanes under heat or with age.

Attributes

What this product is, at a glance.

Low-PlasticBPA-FreeStainless SteelSilicone Lid

Certifications

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About U-Konserve

U-Konserve makes leak-resistant stainless steel food containers sealed with silicone lids. The company is a 1% for the Planet member.

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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.