Music festivals, picnics, grass markets, modern people yearn for outdoor activities and breathe the air without traffic. However, while enjoying nature, you can often see people holding a box of take-out salad boxes or hand-cranked Drink cups form a subtle contrast with the beautiful nature. Can’t convenience and environmental protection really have the best of both worlds?
Plastic, the petrochemical product that dominates the world, has brought convenience to this generation, but has also become a hidden worry for the next generation. Even PLA, which has been improved and claims to be able to decompose naturally, does not really mean everything will be fine if it is buried in the soil. , it still needs to be decomposed through specific technologies, and the additional costs and greenhouse gases emitted in this process are another kind of harm to the environment. To be honest, it is quite different from our original expectation of "environmental protection and loving the earth". gap.
Leaf Republic, a new German startup company, has proposed a new solution. It looks like a take-out lunch box and is a one-time use product, but it can truly decompose naturally because it is pressed with real leaves. A perfect plate!
Leaf Republic members have spent years researching and testing to find the most suitable type of blade, address possible water leaks, and provide adequate support.
The leaf dinner plate has three layers. The upper and lower layers are made of large leaves sewn with palm leaf fibers, and the middle is paper made of leaves. After these three layers are put on the machine and heat-pressed, it becomes Instead of the disposable dinner plates we are familiar with, the only difference is that it only takes 28 days to decompose naturally!
Leaf Republic has designed many types of dinner plates, including common salad boxes, small sauce plates, or shallow dinner plates, which are very suitable for vendors in various outdoor activities. After eating, the dinner plates can be buried together In the soil, following the cycle of nature, it is decomposed into soil nutrients, so that people who love nature will not regret plastic waste.
Leaf Republic recently completed fundraising on Kickstarter, and their concept has also brought positive reports from international media. Although the road to environmental protection is still long, as long as there are changes, there is still hope!
