Green Events

Imagine hosting a party where, instead throwing away bags of plastic plates, cups, and utensils, you toss 100% organic material utensils into your compost pile.  Feel good after your celebration with biodegradable products made completely of plant materials like cornstarch, sugar cane fiber, bamboo, and soy.  You can use these items to show your children how fun it is to compost  and recycle so that they can help reduce our carbon footprint for years to come.  Don't contribute to the ever growing landfills--throw a green event. 

What You Will Need

Biodegradable Utensils  Your guests will sure get a kick out of using utensils made out of interesting materials like sugar cane pulp and bamboo stalk. And they provide a biodegradable solution to the billions of plastic knives, forks and spoons that end up in the landfill every year.	Biodegradable Cups  The migration of styrene from a Styrofoam cup to your body can be up to 0.025% for a single use. Not only are these bio-cups better for the environment, they're good for your body.	Biodegradable Plates  Biodegradable and compostable plates are made from sustainable resources. They are microwaveable and freezer safe.	Biodegradable Compost Bags  These bags keep fluids and odors in, yet are still biodegradable in about 45 days.

Green Ware Producers

• BagasseWare : Products are made from sugar cane fiber pulp left after the juice has been extracted from the sugar cane stalk that would otherwise be burned. Their items are microwave and freezer safe, and can handle hot liquids up to 190º Fahrenheit. Biodegrades in 30-60 days.
• SpudWare : Made from plant-derived potato starch and soy oil. Biodegrades in 90-180 days.
• Natureworks : This is a company based in the Midwest United States that makes clear, cold fluid cups made out of starch from renewable plants, such as non-food-grade corn. Biodegrades in 180 days.
• Ecotainer : Paper hot cups lined with bio-based polymer instead of plastic. Safer than using Styrofoam. Biodegrades in 45-60 days.
• Biomasse Packaging : Natural, unbleached paper napkins.  Biodegrades in 30-60 days.
• Ecosafe : Their biodegradable bags meet ASTM standard (D6400-04) so they can be can be safely disposed in municipal composting facilities. Biodegrades in 10-45 days.

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