Areca Leaf
Areca Leaf Home compostable
Areca Lip Plates
Round areca-leaf plate with a raised lip, to keep sauces from running off the edge.
- Hot safe
- Cold safe
- Microwave safe
- Oil & grease resistant
- Leak resistant
- Water resistant
- Stackable
Capacity
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- Pan-India delivery
- Dispatches in 2–3 days
Specifications
For 6"- Made from
- Areca Leaf (areca nut leaf)
- Capacity
- 6"
- Good for
- Hot safe, cold safe, microwave safe, oil & grease resistant, leak resistant, water resistant, stackable
- End of life
- Home compostable
- Oil + grease
- Resistant
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Compared
Areca Leaf vs. what’s sold as “eco”.
A lot of packaging is sold as green. Here is what each option is actually made of, and what happens to it after the meal.
| This product Areca Leaf | BaselinePlastic | Sold as ecoPlastic-lined paper | Sold as ecoPlastic-coated paper | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made from | Areca palm leaf | Oil or natural gas | Paper with a thin plastic film inside | Paper or board with a plastic coat |
| Plastic in it | None | All of it | A film on the side that touches food | A coat on the surface |
| Hot, oily food | Yes | Holds, but can soften and release chemicals when hot | Holds, but the plastic film touches your food | Holds, but the coat touches your food |
| Microwave | Yes | Only some types | Varies, check the pack | Varies, check the pack |
| Breaks down | About 2 months | Doesn’t. Lasts centuries, as microplastics | The paper does; the film stays | The paper does; the coat stays |
| The real difference | Areca palm leaf, pressed and shaped | Here for centuries after one meal | Plastic hidden inside paper | A plastic coat, sold as paper |
- Made from
- Areca Leaf: Areca palm leaf
- Plastic: Oil or natural gas
- Plastic-lined paper: Paper with a thin plastic film inside
- Plastic-coated paper: Paper or board with a plastic coat
- Plastic in it
- Areca Leaf: None
- Plastic: All of it
- Plastic-lined paper: A film on the side that touches food
- Plastic-coated paper: A coat on the surface
- Hot, oily food
- Areca Leaf: Yes
- Plastic: Holds, but can soften and release chemicals when hot
- Plastic-lined paper: Holds, but the plastic film touches your food
- Plastic-coated paper: Holds, but the coat touches your food
- Microwave
- Areca Leaf: Yes
- Plastic: Only some types
- Plastic-lined paper: Varies, check the pack
- Plastic-coated paper: Varies, check the pack
- Breaks down
- Areca Leaf: About 2 months
- Plastic: Doesn’t. Lasts centuries, as microplastics
- Plastic-lined paper: The paper does; the film stays
- Plastic-coated paper: The paper does; the coat stays
- The real difference
- Areca Leaf: Areca palm leaf, pressed and shaped
- Plastic: Here for centuries after one meal
- Plastic-lined paper: Plastic hidden inside paper
- Plastic-coated paper: A plastic coat, sold as paper
The Areca Leaf Edition
About areca leaf
Areca palm leaves, washed and heat-pressed. No glue, no harsh chemicals.
- Source
- Areca palm leaf
- How it’s made
- Cleaned, Pulped & Heat-pressed in moulds.
- After use
- Home compostable
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