Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for monitoring biological tissue degradation. A container comprises a body having an interior compartment, a lid having an interior surface and a sensing unit configured to obtain data about an environmental condition, the sensing unit in electrical communication with a processing unit. The lid of the container, when coupled to the body, encloses the sensing unit within the interior compartment. The processing unit comprises components in electrical communication, including a processor, a non-transitory processor-readable storage medium, a power source, and an indicator. The storage medium contains instructions that cause the processor to process and store the data, and determine a status, for which the indicator may be configured to display an indication. A method comprises obtaining the container, placing the tissue in the interior compartment, coupling the lid to the body, activating the sensing unit and the processing unit, and observing the indicator.