Comments on: Can a Pizza Box Save the Planet?

By: Austin

Austin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:48:19 +0000

what a waste of time… and to think i have to research this for a project

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:06:27 +0000

The pizza pallet is klunky. You gotta use heating stones for delivery, it’s a hassle. I saw the Flat Pak guys at the last Pizza Expo show in Vegas. They showed me their product and quite frankly, it looks pretty damn good. Best of all, NO CARDBOARD!!!! Cardboard is the real problem. It’s always going up in price. They have some sort of plant fiber tray with a plastic bag. Said it was compostable or biodegradable or both. This green box is a cool idea too, but it has cardboard. I think the Flat Pak guys said they were patented too. They also said the price was CHEAPER than a cardboard box! Don’t know if that’s true, but if it is….

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:37:09 +0000

There is a compostable package made by a company called Flat Pak, to replace the pizza box. It is the same price or less expensive and can be a start to eliminating the 3 plus billion boxes used annually. Does anyone know how many trees that might save??

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:22:41 +0000

that’s dumb to make it wedge shaped. pizza is not wedge shaped.

By: jude

jude — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:59:59 +0000

hmmm – not likely. e.c.o. Inc. holds their own patent on this design (patent#7051919) plus two pending patents on similar designs.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:38:03 +0000

you stole my idea. I have a patent on this box

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:30:45 +0000

What about the new reusable Pizza Pallet that is used instead of cardboard, made of recyclable plastic and can be used over and over again with a simple cleaning, then at the end-of-life can be turned into something else? This can reduce compost waste completely of cardboard pizza boxes.

By: Frank Pepe

Frank Pepe — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:38:46 +0000

I think this is a great idea. I also found out that eco, Inc. has developed an FDA approved coating that makes their box 100% recyclable!!!!!! This would make 3.2 billion boxes that are now in landfills recycled. I think that’s amazing. GREAT JOB eco, Inc. Keep up the good work!

By: Frank Pepe

Frank Pepe — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:38:37 +0000

By: Monica Simm

Monica Simm — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:34:52 +0000

So can someone tell what is this thing about a Pizza Box Book Report? My 3rd grader has to get an UNUSED box to put a book report in/over it. After it’s all said and done the box is no longer recyclable as it’s covered with paints and glue etc. Our school is asking all 200+ 3rd graders to do this!

By: Paul Smith

Paul Smith — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:17:24 +0000

Ditto Terry’s comments, plus with a thin paper liner, all’s well for recycling the rest, then composting that paper. The box price is the same, DOT. That’s the point here, using what already exists, and improving its utility, while including recycled paper.

By: Terry Raiches

Terry Raiches — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:09:03 +0000

DOT – Chill man, I’ll bet most of the time that box is just fine for eating off. If the cardboard is properly designed, it doesn’t have to be recycled, it could be added straight to the compost heap, grease and all!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:36:03 +0000

Except that… if you eat the pizza directly off the cardboard, it would be too covered with grease to recycle. It would be ecologically better to recycle the pizza box and use a washable plate.

By: DOT

DOT — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:01:49 +0000

Show the box with the stuck sauce all over it and clumps of melted cheese, It would take as many paper towels to clean up as saved. Get a life Mario the box seller calling it green and jacking the price.