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Biodegradable Products Most biodegradable plates and compostable disposables are made from bagasse, bamboo, recycled paper, cornstarch, and even fallen leaves. ECO Gardener’s range of biodegradable plates is made from untreated, plantation timber that’s 100% sustainable and earth-friendly. Since these products are not chemically treated, they are suitable for kids and young children. Why Switch to Biodegradable Plates and Compostable Disposables? Most of the garbage that ends up in landfills and oceans is made up of plastic food packaging. Using biodegradable products may reduce the trash that ends up in landfills and the world’s oceans.   Unfortunately, food and plastic packaging manufacturers are finding more and more reasons for using plastic food packaging. Plastic is widely used because it’s a cheap and accessible material. Disposable containers are convenient to use but their negative impact on the environment cannot be ignored. It is also worth noting that single-use plastic...

Plastic Pollution Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles (e.g. plastic bottles, bags and microbeads) in the Earth's environment that adversely affects wildlife, wildlife habitat, and humans. Plastics that act as pollutants are categorized into micro-, mesa-, or macro debris, based on size. Plastics are inexpensive and durable, and as a result levels of plastic production by humans are high. However, the chemical structure of most plastics renders them resistant to many natural processes of degradation and as a result, they are slow to degrade. Together, these two factors have led to a high prominence of plastic pollution in the environment.   A team of researchers in the United States and Australia, an environmental engineer at the University of Georgia, analyzed plastic waste levels in the world's oceans. They found that China and Indonesia are the top sources of plastic bottles, bags and other rubbish clogging up global sea lanes. Togethe...

Impact of Disposable Dinnerware set on Health? Nowadays in every walk of life, we use disposable plastic cups, utensils. On one hand, if disposable plastic plates and food containers are useful, on the other hand, it threatens our health as all these goods contain hazardous chemicals. On one hand where these disposable food containers made our life easy, simultaneously it poses great risk on our health. A report from National Toxicology Program of the U.S department of the health and human service noted that two chemicals, formaldehyde and styrene, are commonly found in these containers are known or suspected carcinogens (National Toxicology Service, U.S. Department of Health Human Services, 2014).   With all the civilized eating utensil options out there, should you consider opting for eco-friendly, biodegradable plates and utensils? As those traditional form of disposable plates is made using material which will not easily decompose. Biodegradable utensils and plates com...

Biodegradable Products Most biodegradable plates and compostable disposables are made from bagasse, bamboo, recycled paper, cornstarch, and even fallen leaves. ECO Gardener’s range of biodegradable plates is made from untreated, plantation timber that’s 100% sustainable and earth-friendly. Since these products are not chemically treated, they are suitable for kids and young children. Why Switch to Biodegradable Plates and Compostable Disposables? Most of the garbage that ends up in landfills and oceans is made up of plastic food packaging. Using biodegradable products may reduce the trash that ends up in landfills and the world’s oceans.   Unfortunately, food and plastic packaging manufacturers are finding more and more reasons for using plastic food packaging. Plastic is widely used because it’s a cheap and accessible material. Disposable containers are convenient to use but their negative impact on the environment cannot be ignored. It is also worth noting that single-use pla...