If you have made your meals convenient and sustainable with compostable bagasse plates, it is essential to know the proper way to dispose of them. While disposable plates, made from bagasse, are meant for single-use, their disposal is quite different from that of a single-use plastic plate. Single-use plastic plates are mostly just disposed of in a regular trash can. However, bagasse plates are compostable. Instead of disposing of them normally, it is wise to dispose of them in a compost bin. Here's what you need to know about compostable ways and why they need a different way of disposal. What's Different with Bagasse Plates & Bowls? Honestly, it's more like what's better with compostable plates and bowls. Starting off with disposable plastic plates, their life cycle doesn't just end at the bottom of that trash can.. Even if you dispose of these plates or bowls in a trash can, plastic disposable plates can take decades to start breaking down. So, while they stick around, they are often transferred to landfills or dropped off in oceans, where they pollute our ecosystem. Besides this, these plastic plates and bowls also end up choking, entangling, or killing wildlife or marine life. And, when it's time for them to break down, they STILL don't go away. Plastic disposable plates always break down into microplastics, which get mixed up with soil and enter our food chain. In short, plastic never really goes away. On the other hand, our bagasse plates are meant to vanish pretty quickly. Here for a good time, not a long time, sugarcane bowl and plates are compostable. These plates and bowls are made from upcycled sugarcane bagasse. In fact, our range of bagasse plates and bowls is USDA-certified for being made from plant materials. Our range is also certified for being home compostable. That said, all you need to do is dispose of them in a compost bin, and they will break down into compost within a few weeks. What's Compostable? And, How To Dispose Of Compostable Plates? Now that you know that our compostable sugarcane plates are a sustainable alternative to single-use plastic plates, here's the deal with them. Besides being made from plant materials, these plates are also compostable. Labelled as home compostable, our range of bagasse disposable plates is certified to break down into compost within just 90-180 days of disposal in a compost bin. The compost formed is ultra-rich in nutrients and can be added to soil as manure. The compost can offer important nourishment to the soil and help increase its water retention levels. In short, compostable plates are actually pretty good for the soil, the planet, and our ecosystem. Talking about the right way of disposal, it's quite easy. Since these plates and bowls are labelled as home compostable, all you need to do is drop them off in a compost bin. It's that easy. You can purchase a compost bin or make one at home. How To Make a Compost Bin At Home? To responsibly dispose of a bagasse party plate, it is vital to have a compost bin at your home. You can make it at home by following some easy steps: 1. Find a plastic storage bin. This would work as a container where you would drop in what's compostable. If you have bigger needs, make sure you pick a container that can handle it all. Also, ensure that the container is strong and properly built. 2. The next step is to drill a few holes at the bottom of the bin. Start by making 8-10 small holes with a drill. This will allow airflow to happen for your organic waste to break down into compost. 3. Start with a brown base. Gather all the brown leaves like dry leaves and fill about 1/8 or 1/4 of the plastic container. You can also add dead leaves, twigs, grass clippings, and food waste. 4. Add some dirt until the container is half full. Also, while it may help, it's not necessary to have warms in the dirt. You can simply pick some topsoil from the land and fill your compost bin. 5. Toss in what's compostable. Besides just our sugarcane bowl or plate, you can also add fruit and vegetable peels, coffee grounds, tea bags, coffee filters, eggshells, nutshells, cardboard, paper, or grass clippings. 6. Stir it very, very little with a stick or a shovel to ensure that everything you are trying to compost is covered in dirt. Canine supervision is recommended. 7. Moisten it by adding some lukewarm water, and place the now-ready compost bin at a convenient spot. You can drop off your used compostable bagasse plates and bowls for proper and safe disposal. Home Compostable vs Industrial Compostable: Wrapping It Up When it comes to compostable products, the way they can be composted might differ. For instance, our range of sugarcane plates, bowls, and even hot cups is labelled as home compostable. Meaning, they can be composted at home in a compost bin. However, some plant-based products, made from plant materials like PLA and corn starch, are mostly industrially compostable. This implies that these products, like PLA party cups, simply require a higher temperature and more moisture to be broken down in a compost. Meaning, if you try to compost an industrial-compostable product at home, you won't see much success. So, for proper disposal of an industrial compostable product, make sure you are in touch with your local composting facility and dispose of your scraps there.