- Made from polymer molecules consisting of carbon-containing compounds called monomer. - Holds liquids - Can melt from heat - Difficult to decompose - People rely on it to provide hydratio - Compact and easy to store in small places - Moulded to be a particular shape - The lid is made separate to the bottle itself Cardboard Shoe Box
- Holds shoes - Is biodegradable as it is made of wood pulp an recycled paper - Liquids damage the structure of it - Can burn from heat - Has sharp edges as it is usually a square or rectangle shape - Made from one flat piece of cardboard folded up - The lid is made from a flat piece of cardboard folded
-portable - holds or contains something - has a lid - has alternative uses - can be multi-coloured