Aug 06,2025

Development prospects of disposable meal boxes


The future development trend of the disposable food box industry presents the following characteristics: Policies promote green transformation By 2025, 67 countries around the world will have implemented similar policies, and regions such as the European Union, China, and the United States will gradually ban non biodegradable meal boxes. The upgraded version of China's "plastic ban" requires a biodegradable material substitution rate of over 30% by 2025. Local governments are promoting enterprise technological transformation through "rewards instead of subsidies". California, USA requires food delivery platforms to provide reusable container options. ‌ Technological progress reduces environmental costs The cost of PLA (polylactic acid) material has decreased by 42% compared to five years ago, while PBAT (polybutylene terephthalate adipate) production capacity has expanded tenfold in three years. The comprehensive cost of bio based lunch boxes is close to that of traditional plastics. The starch based composite material developed by BASF in Germany has shortened the degradation cycle from 180 days to 45 days. China's Jinfa Technology has improved the waterproof performance of pulp molded lunch boxes through nano modification technology and successfully entered the Starbucks supply chain. ‌ Market demand continues to grow In 2024, the sales volume of disposable lunch boxes in China is about 84.9 billion, of which plastic lunch boxes account for over 60%. According to Meituan data, by July 2025, over 520 million users had used the "no tableware" feature, with a cumulative order volume exceeding 10 billion. The future food delivery market is expected to continue to grow, with global disposable meal box sales projected to reach $37.89 billion by 2031. ‌ The recycling system is gradually improving Meituan Qingshan plans to recycle a total of 37000 tons of plastic lunch boxes and promote large-scale recycling projects in 24 cities. By building a recycling chain through the "Box Fusion" initiative and collaborating with industry chain partners to establish a high-value utilization system, we will expand the challenges of beverage cup recycling in the future. ‌

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