The products we carry are designed to break down and be returned to the soil through composting at the end of use. Most commonly this occurs at commercial composting facilities where practices like mixing the materials, turning large piles, and monitoring heat and moisture levels allows compostable packaging to break down within 2-4 months. These practices create ideal composting conditions that speed up decomposition time. Composting also reduce methane emissions by keeping packaging out of landfills.
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We also offer a growing line of home compostable items that break down even faster and in a home setting. This includes popular PHA straws that are home compostable and marine-degradable!
Compostable products break down at different rates, depending on the material they are made from and its thickness, as well as the conditions in the composting environment. Home composting rates are typically slower and can vary widely depending on how frequently the pile is turned over, the moisture and material content, and the temperatures the home compost pile can reach.
In alone, more than 54 billion pounds of plastic ended up in U.S. landfills, where it will sit for up to 1,000 years before decomposing. We have a long way to go as a country to reverse the upward trend of plastic use, but we can easily start with disposable utensils. Replacing the 40 billion plastic utensils used annually with environmentally responsible alternatives will make a noticeable impact.
Disposable plastic utensils require significant energy to produce, and most will end up stuffed in drawers or tossed in the trash after one use. With the current climate conditions we are facing, it is especially crucial that we begin relying on non-toxic, biodegradable materials.
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That&#;s where wood comes in. When manufactured properly, disposable wooden utensils carry the same durable properties of plastic without putting more stress on the planet. Their journey begins and ends in nature, respecting the environment at every stage along the way. Let&#;s break it down.
Phase 1: Tree Growth & Harvesting
The lifecycle of our disposable wooden utensils begins in the forest. We source materials from areas certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, an agency that sets guidelines for managing and harvesting forests responsibly.
Whereas plastic utensils rely on limited resources like oil&#;which takes several million years to form&#;wooden utensils rely on a renewable resource: wood. When a tree is cut down and harvested, a new tree is planted in its place. After all is said and done, the forests&#; losses and gains equal out. The environment has not been harmed and we have the materials we need to make disposable wooden utensils that will one day end up back in the earth.
The best woods for disposable utensils are birch and bamboo. They are not only easy to process due to their naturally strong properties, but also quick to grow. Birch trees take 30 years to fully grow back and bamboo plants only take 5 years&#;much better than oil, which will run out long before it can be replenished.
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