Biodegradable tableware made from palm leaves

BIODEGRADABLE TABLEWARE

With the arrival of the good weather the parks fill up with people and many people organize the spring picnic where, however, enormous quantities of plates, glasses and cutlery are consumed plastic bags disposable items that contribute to polluting and dirtying public parks. How to find a solution to the problem ofpollution from plastic?

The first company to design and develop the biodegradable tableware e recyclable was Leaf Republic, a German startup based in Munich that does research in the field of sustainable packaging. In addition to being free of polluting chemicals, the new ones recyclable plates disposable food containers are made entirely from sustainable material: palm leaves.

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BIODEGRADABLE PALM LEAF TABLEWARE

Pedram Zolgadri e Carolin Fiechter are the two designers who assembled the leaf plates using a foot press. The center of the plate is made of a layer of paper made of leaves and also the top and bottom of the plate are made of leaves sewn to fibers extracted from palm leavesThe final product is a disposable plate that can be used without any problems to consume a meal, but which will biodegrade in 28 days.

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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BIODEGRADABLE TABLEWARE AND TRADITIONAL TABLEWARE

Another goal of Leaf Republic is to raise public awareness about sustainable packaging and to make us avoid using it. traditional plastic petroleum base in our daily lives. Disposable plates from traditional they are certainly more comfortable but they do not represent the best solution for the environment protection. For this reason, Leaf designers have found the most ecological solution for reduce waste, using only natural resources. Since plastic packaging and wrapping are seriously damaging the environment, perhaps it is time to look for sustainable alternatives for do not waste.

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