Whether it’s a New Year’s gathering or a cozy January dinner party, hosting gatherings can be fun, unless you end up doing the dishes later. And, if you are thinking of using disposables for serving meals, we have a better option than those super flimsy single-use plastic plates. Compostable tableware is a great way to host low-waste, eco-friendly dinner parties without all that mess.
From finalizing the menu to cleaning up after, using reusable dishware can make hosting a gathering hard to manage. This is why disposable plates and bowls can seem like a perfect option. For starters, you won’t end up doing the dishes later, and they are also pretty easy to manage. Moreover, if you use disposables like compostable plates, you can make your gatherings low-waste and eco-friendly.
This blog is all about why and how to use compostable tableware for a dinner party. Also explore why they are better than the usual plastic disposable plates and bowls.
Compostable Tableware over Single-Use Plastic Tableware
Hosting guilt-free gatherings depends on what you use to serve the food on. If you still rely on disposable plastic plates and bowls for dinner parties, picnics, or brunches, you have been making things worse for the planet. This is because disposable plastic plates are made from non-recyclable plastic, which comes from non-renewable resources like petroleum.
And, since they are meant to be used just once, these plastic bowls and plates end up with an even worse impact. With a use span of just 30-40 minutes, these used plastic disposable plates always make their way to the landfills or our oceans. And, because an average plastic disposable plate can take about 500 years to start breaking down in our ecosystem, they manage to stick around for ages. Till then, these pieces of plastic trash are ingested by animals, who end up choking on them. If we’re talking numbers, we lose over a million marine lives every year to ocean plastic pollution.
And, when it’s finally time for these plates and bowls to biodegrade, they end up breaking down into tiny plastic pieces called microplastics. These microplastics are so tiny that they end up getting all mixed with the soil or oceans, and are ingested by animals. In short, these microplastics always end up entering our food chain.
The good thing about compostable tableware is that it is plastic-free. Made from plant materials like upcycled sugarcane bagasse, these plates and bowls are plastic and tree-free. They are also compostable, food-safe, and non-toxic. The point is that while plastic disposable plates take years to break down in our ecosystem, compostable bowls and plates break down within a few weeks after disposal in a compost bin.
And, rather than leaving a long trail of microplastics behind, these plates and bowls break down into compost- a bio-manure super rich in nutrients.
Top Compostable Tableware for Dinner Party
Now that you know why hosting dinner-party to eco-friendly style is fun, here are some compostable essentials you will be needing for it:
Compostable Plates
These plates are pretty different than those basic plastic disposable plates. Instead of low-grade plastic, they are made from upcycled sugarcane bagasse. Unlike plastic, these plant-based materials are renewable and present in abundance. Bagasse is a plant material extracted from sugarcane juice production. These plastic-free plates are a sustainable alternative to single-use plastic plates.
Compostable Bowls
Like compostable sugaracne plates, compostable bowls are also made from upcycled sugarcane bagasse. With no plastic or tree material, these bowls are sustainable, sturdy, and look good. They offer a minimalistic touch to your table setting. However, if you are looking for a more natural, rustic touch, you can also go for palm leaf plates, which are made from naturally fallen Areca palm leaves.
Compostable Party Cups
Whether you want to savor a nice beverage, with or without a splash of brandy, or want to feel all comfy with a cup of iced coffee, these disposable plastic-free cups are here for all of it. They are made from PLA, which is a bio-substance extracted from plant starch, like corn.
Plastic-Free Cutlery
Rather than relying on plastic cutlery that breaks with a little bit of force, our range of birchwood cutlery is here to handle it all. This range is also plastic-free and made from plant resources.
Wrapping It Up
Wrap up the year with compostable tableware. Made from just plants and certified compostable, our range of compostable plates and bowls is plastic and tree-free. They are also pretty easy and guilt-free to dispose of.
