Wood faces and cabinets with moist contents

We had custom cabs built about 8 years ago. Birch plywood boxes and faces. Noticing that the faces of the cabinets with moist contents (trash/recycling and pantry/foodstuffs) are degrading (wood dry, surface splitting). The faces on cabinets with dry contents (dishes/rags) look much better.

As we look at building cabs for a new kitchen in the future, is there any way to accommodate for cabinets with moist contents?