Gatherings and celebrations are essential during the festive holiday season, which is filled with joy and cherished moments with family and friends. Making eco-conscious decisions, such as using eco-friendly dinnerware, is part of throwing an exceptional party. This choice not only adds to the festivities, but it also reflects the host’s dedication to a sustainable and environmentally responsible celebration.
Here are few sustainable brands whose products you can try this festive season –
- CHUK: CHUK is a 100% compostable & biodegradable tableware brand that uses agri-residue to produce toxin-free products as a perfect alternative for plastic tableware. Through its unbleached, eco-friendly, carcinogen-free, and hygienic range of products, the brand aims to positively transform the catering and food ecosystem by setting it down the greenway. Apart from being microwaveable, ovenable, and freezable, each of the brand’s FDA-approved offerings boasts a sturdy and elegant design. It is this dynamic modularity that makes CHUK and its product globally recognizable. The CHUK party caddy products are home compostable and their lifecycle is of 180 days. Made from bagasse include bowls, plates, small and large containers, meal plates, cutlery.
- THOOSHAN: Thoosan, a Kerala-based company, is an edible dinnerware line that combats single-use plastic. After two arduous years of research, it was initiated in 2021 to evaluate the biodegradability and feasibility of using wheat bran as the primary component of cutlery. The company offers products such as bowls, cups, and food containers along with spoons, knives, forks etc. Since the products decompose naturally, they can be fed to cattle and poultry or disposed of responsibly. Overall, every time, the tableware would almost never pile up as trash and would instead serve as food for all living things.
- TRISHULA: While the majority of businesses that produce edible cutlery concentrate on sustainability, Trishula chose to stick to the items’ tried-and-true recipes while adding a unique selling proposition. The aim of the brand is to provide palatable tableware that was both environmentally friendly and delicious. The endeavor started after conducting extensive study, combining various Indian spices and flavors, and baking the tableware at a very high temperature to allow it to absorb as much moisture as possible. Trishula’s products are easy to keep and maintain because they are made entirely of natural ingredients and have a six-month shelf life.
- ECOWARE: Ecoware is a one-stop shop for eco-friendly products that are 100% natural, biodegradable, and easily affordable. Its range of 26 compostable products are 100% natural and includes tableware, cutlery and takeaway packaging. Ecoware actively works with farmers to turn their biomass — which is usually burned — into a source of positive outcomes, taking what was once waste and turning it into a 100% eco-friendly product, curbing the production of plastics and their dispersion into the natural environment.
- ABPP Durables: The company manufactures their wooden disposable cutlery using raw materials from Responsibly Managed Forests. Their idea is to Stay Healthy with Enhanced Hygiene by taking it up a notch with their wooden disposable spoons. Forks, glasses and plates. They can be used at home, office, restaurants, pubs or even an ice-cream corner. Perfect Wooden Cutlery for Parties, Kitchen Usage, Weddings and Other Events.
