Catering disposables are widely used within the food industry and in particular the fast food industry. Catering disposable packaging is extremely useful for the storing and transportation of convenience food. Most catering disposable packaging is used by fast food chains and being a one time use item is then discarded. . Because catering disposables are disposable, methods of manufacturing them will sometimes include recyclable materials. Catering disposable products can be used in other industries for different products, and they are very popular in the convenience food industry, because they allow food to be taken away from the site they were prepared, and kept hot by the insulating properties of the catering disposable packaging. Catering disposable products are many and these can include paper plates, plastic cups, foam trays, fish and chip boxes, foil containers, plastic knives and forks and foam cups, to name just a few.