How to create disposable plates from waste of sugarcane?
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Whether it’s the styrofoam plate you eat from at a wedding, or the plastic lunchbox your kid carries to school, or the disposable cutlery you use when the maid does not come to do the washing — your tableware choices affect the environment. But there is one woman who is fighting the plastic menace with an innovative business idea.
“Plastic has become a matter of convenience. It’s cheap and easily available. But we need to be responsible for every item we use,” says Samanvi Bhograj, a Bengaluru-based entrepreneur who founded Visfortec Private Limited – a company that manufactures 100% biodegradable and compostable tableware products made from plant fibre.
Samanvi started searching for alternatives to plastic tableware about four years ago: “I had worked in the field of sustainable energy for some time and was always inclined towards working for the environment. I wanted to replace plastic with a natural material rather than something that would deplete our resources.”
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sugarcane plates are an excellent choice for the environmentally conscious wanting to make a difference. During sugarcane processing the juice is extracted to make sugar and what remains is raw fibre called bagasse, which is used to create our products. Bagasse fibre is a byproduct from the process that would otherwise be discarded or burned.
Not only are these plates made from recovered and abundant waste fibre, but they are 100% biodegradable and compostable. Since they are compostable, consider diverting waste from landfills by composting your used plates