It can work. Keep in mind, a lighter plastic shelf that bends down on the box below is less problematic then a heavy shelf, so the more "flimsy" plastic shelf can work well even if not being as rigid.

One way to boost rigidity is to affix a piece of the 1/2 x 3/4 extruded aluminum along the front edge of each shelf. Just allow for the 1/16 inch needed for the box edge to clear that. Looks nice too. Some people glue wood molding instead to the front edge. For 1/2 inch melamine, you will have to cut down the standard 3/4 inch molding to 1/2 inch wide. Oak "screen mold" molding is more rigid than pine and not very expensive for 6 pieces (5 shelves = 6 pieces).

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