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PALM LEAF INSTEAD OF PLASTIC

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WHY PALM LEAF?

SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE WITH HIGHEST FUNCTIONALITY

FASHIONABLE

Eco and aesthetic?

Sounds paradoxical, but palm leaf makes it possible! Eating from a naturally grown palm leaf is not only more beautiful than bagasse or paper, but also better for our environment.

"DOWN TO EARTH"

Biodegradable,
industrially compostable?

That's not good enough, our plates are untreated molded from a natural leaf. So they are even garden compostable and are the only plastic alternative that can be disposed of safely .

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Burnt fingers,
flabby plates?

Not with us!

They are sturdy heat and cold resistant so you can use them in the microwave, oven and refrigerator. Our plates can be used with all foods, greasy, liquid or solid, hot or cold!

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PALM LEAF PLATE LIFE CYCLE

CRADLE-TO-CRADLE

OFFERING

DISPOSAL

USE

MANUFACTURING

ORIGIN

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Offering

Our products meet the highest standards for food safety
All plates are packed in compostable foil
We offer plates, bowls, serving plates and trays in all shapes and sizes
Our wooden cutleries are covered with vegetable organic wax

Manufacturing

Naturally fallen leaves are cleaned, dried, pressed and cut
Production requires hardly any energy and is therefore very resource efficient
Our plates are not coated and remain natural
We have independently checked and certified that our production takes place with good working conditions without using child labor

Disposal

Our palm leaf plates are uncoated and can also be composted in the garden
The plates compost within 3 months, of course, industrial composting plants are even faster
Before the leaf becomes a plate, it binds CO2 from the air, which is only partially released when composting. This means that the carbon footprint is at least neutral

Use

Upgrades dishes aesthetically
Serves soups without getting flabby or burning fingers
Can be in the oven up to 180 ° C for up to 30 minutes
Tolerates sharp knives without falling apart
Withstands the refrigerator and the microwave
Hand washable and reusable (up to max 10 times)

Origin

The palm leaves for our plates are a by-product of the areca nut palm of mixed plantations in southern India
There is no connection to the palm oil industry since the plantations are used to harvest the areca nuts
We support farmers and their families by building up another source of income in the rural regions

PLASTIC ALTERNATIVES IN A PRODUCT COMPARISON

COMMON MATERIALS FOR DISPOSABLE DISHES AND FOOD PACKAGING

PLASTIC ALTERNATIVES IN A PRODUCT COMPARISON

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Getrocknete Palmenblätter

Holzfasern

Aus Mais- oder Kartoffelstärke synthetisiert

Holzfasern

Herstellung

Trocknen, Pressen und Schneiden
von natürlich abgefallenen Areka-Palmblättern

Nebenprodukt der Zuckerproduktion
Gemeinsamkeiten zur Papierproduktion

Synthese aus Milchsäuremolekülen

Physische und chemische Behandlung
von Sägespänen

Andere Verwendungen

Keine

Dämmmaterial,
Chemiebranche, Heizmittel

Ähnlich wie konventionelle Kunststoffe:
Folien, Verbund- stoffe, 3D-Druck

Unzählige

Formbarkeit

Eingeschränkt aufgrund der natürlichen Form

Uneingeschränkt

Ästhetik

Ansprechend, holzartig mit Maserungen

Neutral, weiss-beige, papierähnlich,
klassisches Einweggefühl

Wirkt wie konventionelles Plastik

Klassisches Einweggefühl

Hitzebeständigkeit

Bis 180°C (30 Minuten)

Bis 120°C

PLA bis 40°C
CPLA bis 85°C

Begrenzt, je nach Materialstärke

Flüssigkeitsfest

Viele Stunden

Sehr bedingt
(abhängig von Materialstärke & Beschichtung)

Dauerhaft

Medium

Kompostierbarkeit

Natürlich kompostierbar

Nur Industriekompostanlagen

Nur Industriekompostanlagen
und auch hier nur bedingt

Überwiegend nein durch Beschichtung

Ökobilanz

Minimal, da landwirtschaftlicher Abfall

Mittel, meist landwirtsch. Abfall
Sehr wasserintensiv in der Herstellung (ähnlich Papier)

Kritisch da Produktion intensive Landwirtschaft und Agrarflächennutzung beinhaltet

Kritisch (holz- und wasserintensiv,
oft mit Plastik oder PLA beschichtet)

CO2-Bilanz

Gering: bei Verbrennung wird nur CO2 aus dem Blatt frei*1
(Verschiffung wird kompensiert)

Keine verlässlichen Daten
verfügbar da Kontextabhängig

Keine verlässlichen Daten verfügbar da Kontetxabhängig
(laut Hersteller ca. 500 kg CO2 pro Tonne) *2

Keine verlässlichen Daten verfügbar da Kontextabhängig
(laut Onlinevergleich ca. 676 kg CO2 pro Tonne) *3

Regionalität

Nicht gegeben (Herkunft: Indien)

Nicht gegeben
(Herkunft: Tropen und Subtropen, Verarbeitung: überwiegend China)

Möglich, aber sehr selten (Herkunft: üblicherweise USA, Verarbeitung: überwiegend China)

LEEF PLASTIC BEHIND

EAT SUSTAINABLY FROM PALM LEAF INSTEAD OF PLASTIC

WHY PALM LEAF?

SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE WITH HIGHEST FUNCTIONALITY

FASHIONABLE

"DOWN TO EARTH"

ADAPTABLE

LEARN MORE COMPARED TO BAGASSE, BIOPLASTIC (PLA) & PAPER

SELECTION OF OUR PRODUCTS

PLATES, DISHES, TABLETS, CUTLERIES & MORE

PALM LEAF PLATE LIFE CYCLE

CRADLE-TO-CRADLE

OFFERING

DISPOSAL

USE

MANUFACTURING

ORIGIN

Offering

Manufacturing

Disposal

Use

Origin

PLASTIC ALTERNATIVES IN A PRODUCT COMPARISON

COMMON MATERIALS FOR DISPOSABLE DISHES AND FOOD PACKAGING

PLASTIC ALTERNATIVES IN A PRODUCT COMPARISON

PLASTIC ALTERNATIVES IN A PRODUCT COMPARISON

PLASTIC ALTERNATIVES IN A PRODUCT COMPARISON

PLASTIC ALTERNATIVES IN A PRODUCT COMPARISON

rOHSTOFF

Herstellung

Andere Verwendungen

Formbarkeit

Ästhetik

Hitzebeständigkeit

Flüssigkeitsfest

Kompostierbarkeit

Ökobilanz

CO2-Bilanz

Regionalität

Sustainability

Application

Material

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EAT SUSTAINABLY FROM
PALM LEAF INSTEAD OF PLASTIC