6 plant-based alternatives for tableware
Aug 09, 2017 Home Improvement
Anchor: Relin Hedly
Photograph: Visfortec
Photograph: Visfortec
Invention of plastic led to more and more people using it for household purpose for the sake of convenience. If plastic is not your choice and you are looking for eco-friendly options for tableware, look no further. Natural products are making their way to suit modern life. Samanvi Bhograj, Founder, Visfortec, gives you different options for the same.
- The most common plant-based alternative is banana leaf. Banana leaf has been used since ancient times to consume food. Ayurveda states that eating in the banana leaf aids in the digestion process.
- Areca leaf is another substitute to plastic-based serving plates. Palm Areca leaves can be compressed to be used as serving leaves. It is pressed and cut into different shapes to give you desired tableware like plate bowls etc. This is a natural and safe way to consume food.
- Plates created from palm leaves are again an eco-friendly method to eat food in. This is a disposable and biodegradable option.
- Bamboo pulp is now being widely used along with wooden cutlery and edible cutlery. Created from pure bamboo pulp, the plates are edible and perfect for kids to carry food.
- Taking the natural resource input to the next level, bagasse, gained from the residue after extracting juice of sugarcane, is also being used to create edible plates, cutlery etc.
- Wheat fibre is another option used for edible cutlery such as plates etc. The pulp is pressed to form desired shapes.
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