The world is now on the lookout for natural, eco-friendly, and sustainable alternatives to harmful plastics used for dinnerware. And bamboo may be the answer to this challenge because it’s a safe choice both for your kid and for the environment.
What Is Bamboo? And Why Is it Used as Dinnerware?
Bamboo is a tropical plant that grows in abundance. It has always been used to make items of all sizes and purposes thanks to its strength, availability, and lightweight.
Nowadays the use of bamboo has become even more important to replace harmful plastic products.
Plastic takes millions of years to degenerate. Every year, 8 million metric tons of plastic end up in the ocean. About 60-80% of marine waste consists of plastic. Plus, plastic waste causes damage to the natural food chain, and it negatively affects almost 700 species in the ocean.
Why Should Parents Choose Bamboo Dinnerware?
It’s Free of Toxins
Bamboo is a plant that’s grown without any fertilizers or pesticides. So, you don’t have to worry about harmful chemicals getting into your kid’s meals.
It Comes from a Renewable Resource
Compared with plastic, and even wood, bamboo is a more renewable material thanks to its rapid growth rate. Farmers can harvest bamboo every 3 to 4 years and a plant can produce 4 to 6 new shoots every year. So by using bamboo, we’re not wasting any non-renewable resources.
It’s Biodegradable
Bamboo is 100% biodegradable and will break down in our environment. It won’t end up in landfills or in the ocean.
It’s Durable
Bamboo as a material is two to three times stronger than some kinds of woods. So, bamboo tableware is sturdy and durable. Bamboo plates and tableware have a long-lasting soft finish, compared to plastic and wooden products.
It’s Easy to Use and Clean
Bamboo is easy to clean and you can wash your kid’s bamboo dinnerware in the dishwasher. The surface won’t wear away like plastic dinnerware. Plus, bamboo kids’ tableware is non-stick. It’s also heat, stain, water, and odor-resistant. However, bamboo products can’t be microwaved, to avoid any damage to the material.
The Best Bamboo Kids Dinnerware
Each of EKOBO’s product is original and unique. Their designs are never sourced from Alibaba, nor picked out of a factory catalog; Products are invested in their own molds which are functional, pragmatic, and very much “no-fuss” coupled with a commitment to eco-responsible and sustainable materials.
EKOBO’s bamboo fiber is meant to be used and REUSED, by all ages, indoors and outdoors. They are developed in-house with a small team of designers and in collaboration with guest designers. The signature designs have been recognized by way of various awards of excellence, the most recent, a Gold Junior Design Award for the Best Eco Children’s Tableware Design 2019. EKOBO products are now stocked around the globe and featured in design shops of some of the most celebrated cultural institutions around the world; both a real honor and a testament to the quality of design.
