They don't rip like cardboard folders. They have a little edge on the top inside corner to tuck paper under like in a check book register. You can wipe them off if they get food on them-as am using to hold loose recipes. Wish I'd purchased more than two. Love the bright colors they came in-and are priced the same or less than their cardboard counterparts. what' not to love?
This is one of the most fantabulous items that has ever been created ever since grass began to grow upon the earth. Of course there's the nagging thought in the back of my head that it isn't really bio-friendly. But otherwise it helps me get the job done.