Storage containers. In the modern developed world, there is a wide range of storage containers readily available, and these are manufactured from many different materials. Cardboard storage containers can be made in all shapes and sizes and store many different products, even liquids, as in the case of wine boxes and milk cartons etc. Metal storage containers are used for longer term storage, and items which require a higher degree of protection, a petrol/gas cannister, being just one example. Plastic storage containers, have an extremely wide range of uses, and can even be formed around the product to insure protection and save space. Some uses for plastic storage containers are plastic milk bottles, plastic petrol/gas cannisters, and many other different types of liquids and chemicals.