Palm Leaf Plates - Environmentally Disposable Tableware | 25 Pieces | Ø 7 Inches Square | Bamboo Style | Biodegradable & Compostable

Thanksgiving is always a drain with all the cleaning to be done afterwards. I tried these out last Thanksgiving and got many compliments on the way they look and the amount of food it holds. No body knew they were disposables. Does not become weak with saturation of juices or food and does not bend no matter how much you pile it on. Recommend!

This was exactly what I was looking for to use with my boards for gifts. Extra sturdy and great presentation.

Used these for an anniversary party, and our guests were very impressed with the style and quality. I would definitely buy these again!

Cool product.

Love these! Very thick plates and look just like the photos. Very impressed by the quality and will definitely buy again.

NOTE: Amz has removed the ability to post pix with reviews, temporarily due to the Covid stuff going on now. I guess they need the manpower for filling orders. I'll edit them in as soon as the option becomes available again.I wondered if "palm leaf" was connected to palm oil. I had to look this up. Amz won't let me leave a link, but here's a quote from the info I found: "They do not come from the same industry. Palm leaf products are made from naturally fallen leaves of the Areca palm tree, which is found in India. Palm oil is harvested from a completely different variety of palm trees and those are mainly found in Malaysia and Indonesia." My source does sell these products, but their info is the same as the other 8 sources I looked at.These plates will break down into soil within about 80 days in compost.I don't understand the use of "bamboo" and "wood (style?)" in the title here. These are not bamboo and don't have any bamboo in them. I don't know if leaves from any kind of tree is still considered wood.They sort of look like bamboo, if you haven't seen much, but not really, and they don't feel at all like bamboo (or wood).Care will need to be taken in their use. These score very easily and once scored, they're like perforated paper, they'll break very easily. It's easy to gouge them as well, resulting in a piece of palm leaf in your food.The lines you see in the pix aren't just grain, they're actual cracks. All of them. Some are quite deep. As in I seriously doubt these can be re-used because you couldn't be sure of getting previous foods out of the cracks.They don't seem to leak liquids at all, though I haven't tried extremely acidic things.They're a lot stronger than they feel. I made a pic, that's a 25oz water bottle and hopefully the pic shows that I'm holding the plate only at the edge. There's a bit of flex there but it didn't feel near capacity at all. (That bottle is almost 2 yrs old. I bought a case because the Fiji bottles are much stronger and can be re-used for years. I refill from the tap ;)I do not know if these are the type that have to go to a special industrial facility. That info is not provided anywhere I can find. Those facilities aren't very common yet so a lot of places won't have one. I have an email in, will update when they reply. Until then it's a 4 star for not being specific with the info. For use under the circumstances I've mentioned, they're actually great.Don't forget to use the Smile.Amazon.com address - It's an Amazon program where many everyday things you buy will generate a small donation from Amazon to the charity of your choice. Info here: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/about/ref=smi_se_rspo_laas_aas

My family used to use paper plates in abundance because I developed bad habits. I didn't think twice about it until I was educated on having a carbon footprint. I haven't gone full (Mrs) Edward James Begley Jr, although it's a goal. Seeking environmentally friendly products is our norm now. Switching to a biodegradable product like bamboo tableware was an easy way to reduce my family's carbon footprint. I like the reliable, sturdy, biodegradable products from The Clear Conscience. Note that these salad plates are made from fallen palm leaves, so trees aren't even being harvested. The process used to form the plates leaves no chemicals and the plates are BPA free and compostable. I'd you're thinking paper plates also decompose, you're right, but according to the New York City Department of Sanitation, paper plates generally take five years. Bamboo plates alongside the paper ones would take six months in a commercial composter. Clear Conscious bamboo plates are sturdy enough to use with a steaknife. They're reusable and look great too, much more attractive than paper plates. We've had to adapt to deal with striving to use what's most environmentally friendly. One way has been to use bamboo dinnerware when we would have otherwise used paper products for camping, picnicking, casual gatherings, etc. I highly recommend these Clear Conscious plates.

This is a nice set of 25 bamboo plates. They are sturdy and can hold a fair amount of weight for their size. They are fully compostable which makes me happy that we working with environmental products. And they are perfect for sandwiches or salads or whatever you may choose to use them for. You also can rinse and wash them with mild soap let them dry and reuse them as long as you haven't saturated them with something. I like to use them for just having the kids eat outside when the weather is nice. If they just have chips in a sandwich I wipe them down and reuse them.