Plant Based Biodegradable Cutlery Manufacturers in China – PLALEAVES

Currently, PLALEAVES biodegradable tableware has reusable features, which is an additional step to reaching a sustainable and green economy.

As a highly reliable biodegradable cutlery manufacturer, PLALEAVES ensures that our wholesale cornstarch cutlery has the following advantages:

Q: Is your biodegradable cutlery better compared with plastic and paper, wooden etc?

A: Let’s compare PLALEAVES compostable cutlery with plastic, paper and wooden cutlery.

Plastic cutlery may be a cheap solution, but meanwhile is the most dangerous option for both human and the nature. Plastic products require hundreds of years to be able to degrade. In addition, usually they end up in the ocean and break down into smaller pieces that are being ingested by marine animals and fish, thus creating significant dangers in food chain. One more disadvantage of plastic cutlery is that it is not advised to use plastic cutlery for hot meals as it can cause serious health problems.

Paper cutlery is a biodegradable solution and is more secure than plastic ones, but they come with some problems, as well. The first disadvantage of paper cutlery is that they are not resistant to moisture. Secondly, paper spoons can be damaged quickly in hot soups thus making it impossible to use them. And the third downside of paper cutlery is the poor taste of paper which can be felt strongly and cause bad user experience for end users.

Wood cutlery is a reusable solution of cutlery. However, wooden cutlery is far from being the most comfortable product as it has some disadvantages. For example, you cannot use vegetable oil with your wooden cutlery, as the oil will make wood musty. Besides, wooden cutlery can absorb such strong smell from food as garlic, onion, etc. This will make it highly inconvenient to use this type of cutlery.

PLALEAVES compostable cutlery does not have any of these downsides. PLALEAVES compostable cutlery includes PLA utensils, CPLA tableware and cornstarch cutlery. Our compostable plates and cutlery keep the same taste of meal, they are water, oil, alkali resistant, and can be used for both cold and hot meal. If composted in a proper way, PLALEAVES compostable cutlery will be fully biodegrade quicker than other types of degradable and biodegradable plastics.

Q: Are your products safe for food contact ?

A: We are a biodegradable cutlery manufacturer that offers safe eco friendly cutlery that are made of fully food grade materials. We do not use any harmful substances and chemical adding or colorants into our compostable cutlery, so our products are completely safe for food contact.

Q: What is the operating temperature of biodegradable cutlery?

A: PLALEAVES offers the following types of biodegradable cutlery with different operating temperature:

• PLA cutlery: PLA cutlery is intended for cold food (no higher than 40℃ or 105℉).
• CPLA cutlery: CPLA cutlery can be used for hot food as well (up to 110℃ or 230℉)
• Cornstarch cutlery can be used for hot meals, as CPLA cutlery.

Q: Under what conditions should the purchased biodegradable cutlery be stored?

A: PLALEAVES biodegradable cutlery is best to store away from direct sunlight in their original packaging.

Q: How long will the biodegradable product be stored?

A: Our compostable disposable cutlery can stay performance in the original packaging for one year.

Q: Why choose PLALEAVES to buy biodegradable cutlery?

A: PLALEAVES is a highly competitive biodegradable cutlery manufacturer, which has its clear mission, vision and objectives. The main mission of our company is to ensure the health of end users of its products and contribute to the protection of environment. To be in line with its mission, we offer high quality biodegradable cutlery bulk options to our clients.

We are an experienced biodegradable cutlery manufacturer, our products are sold in more than 30 countries and we compete with such companies as biodegradable cutlery Singapore based manufacturers, biodegradable cutlery Canada based companies and other big players in this industry.

We have a fully automated advanced production line and effective production management, which keeps under strict control the whole production process. Due to this, we have steady monthly production capacity and never run out of stock.

In PLALEAVES, we pay much attention to the quality control and the level of safety of our products. All our production process are strictly tested and are in line with international standards.

One of the most important advantages of PLALEAVES is the strong customer support team, which is ready to answer all your questions, solve your problems and discuss all the possible solutions for your company and clients, including providing customization support, etc.

Q: Why should you buy from us not from other suppliers?

A: First, PLALEAVES is a biodegradable cutlery manufacturer, which has its own vision and philosophy. In PLALEAVES, we do not just work for a profit, but rather we realize the importance of reducing plastic waste and are working for the idea of having a positive contribution to environmental protection.

The second advantage is the high level of safety of our biodegradable cutlery. We use food grade materials for our bio cutlery, ensuring that our products are 100% safe for their end-users. On the other hand, all the materials of our compostable tableware are taken from the nature and they can easily and fully be returned to the nature.

The third advantage of our company is the steady production capacity and the wide range of products. Currently, we offer our biodegradable cutlery wholesale clients bulk spoons biodegradable in the nature, biodegradable disposable forks, biodegradable knives, plates, as well as biodegradable cutlery sets.

Q: What certificates do you have?

A: PLALEAVES is one of the most advanced biodegradable cutlery manufacturers that makes its best effort to significantly reduce the volume of white pollution globally and make the earth cleaner and healthier. We currently hold a BPI certificate #10529145, which confirms that we are a biodegradable cutlery manufacturer producing truly compostable products, www.bpiworld.org to get all our biodegradable cutlery products list.

Q: Biodegradable cutlery manufacturing process?

A: In PLALEAVES, we have a fully automated advanced production line. Together with existing effective production management, we are able to work in line with international standards and offer the best biodegradable cutlery in the market.

Q: What is your business plan for biodegradable tableware?

A: We always look for new opportunities to grow and expand the network of our partners. We have plans to extend the number of countries where we sell our biodegradable tableware. Besides, we are open for new partnerships and cooperation to bring new innovative ideas into our developing business.  

Q: How long has your company been in disposable flatware set tableware business?

A:We have start the 3S(Save, Sustainable, Solution) careers from 2018.

Q: Are you biodegradable disposable utensils manufacturer?

A: Yes, we are a biodegradable disposable utensils manufacturer, based in China and selling our biodegradable plates and cutlery worldwide. We are also specialized in producing plant-based or compostable raw materials.

Q: Can you give warranty of your products?

A: Yes and we will responsible for all our products.

Q: How long does it take for mass production?

A: The time needed for mass production of PLALEAVES biodegradable cutlery is different. It depends mainly on the volume of the order.

Our normally delivery time is 20 days -30 days for a full container for new order plan.

One of our priorities is to be able to provide solutions according to your needs and preferences and offer the highest quality and excellent service.

If you want to know more details, you can send us your questions on production time and other details and our customer support team will get in contact with you in a short time and solve any of your questions related to the production, packaging and delivery of our biodegradable utensils.

Q: What kind of shipping services can you provide?

A: We offer door to door service as well as EXW, FOB and CIF conditions to our biodegradable cutlery wholesale clients.

The exact method of shipping will depend on the volume of the order as well as the location of the client.

Q: Can I check the quality of the goods before shipment?

A: Yes, we can send you samples from PLALEAVES biodegradable cutlery in case if you agree to bear the courier cost for the first time.

Q: Can the product size be customized? What are the sizes of the stock products currently available?

A: We have ready sizes from 3.7”- 7“ with different shapes for your choose, but also we can customize with your size and logo requirement, you can just show us what you want

Q: Is there any solution if you don't have exact same biodegradable cutlery we need?

A: We always try to meet your needs and preferences, and we have a design and customization support teams, which are ready to discuss all the possible customization solutions such as materials, style, logo, packing and so on.

If you have samples, we can check the possibility to produce PLALEAVES compostable cutlery according to your samples by sending us an inquiry.

Q: Can I start with a small order for test the market?

A: You can, sometimes we will have some ready goods for your choice or you can choose from our ready size cutlery and we can make small orders for you for the first time.

Q: If I order a large quantity, can I get a discount?

A: You can check the possibility of getting discounts depending on the volume of your order, by sending us an inquiry and providing the details of your order.

Q: The product I want doesn't have a picture on the website - can you send me one?

A: For any additional details about our sustainable utensils, you can send us an inquiry.

Q: How do I find out more about your complete range of utensils?

A: You can visit our webpage and download our products’ catalog to know more about the assortment of our starch cutlery and CPLA cutlery.

Q: I am new in these products, which is better for me and hot sales items?

A: Please, send us an inquiry and include there the details about you and your company and our support team will get back to you with some solutions.

Q: Could I use my logo or design the items?

A: Yes.

1. You can add Injection moulded logos on the cutlery.

2. You can add print logo on each independent packing and outside packages.

Q: Do you receive a customized order?

A: Yes, we can discuss the possibility of accepting a customized order, if you send us some details about it.

Q: How to get samples from PLALEAVES?

A: Send us an inquiry and we will send you samples from PLALEAVES biodegradable cutlery in case if you bear the courier cost for the first contact. In case of long partnership, we will able to send you samples free of charge.

Q: How to order? What is the delivery time?

You can order PLALEAVES biodegradable cutlery directly from our website or through our distributors. You can place an order on Amazon, as well.

Our normally delivery time is 20 days -30 days for a full container for new order plan.

Q: Can we order different size or our own design?

A: As a top biodegradable cutlery manufacturer, we have a specialized team, which provides support on customization such as materials, style, logo, packing and so on.

You can send us an inquiry including your samples to get more details on the possibility to produce compostable cutlery according to your samples, if you have.

Q: What is the MOQ of this disposable cutlery?

A: Our normal MOQ for the disposable cutlery is 50,000pcs – 100,000 pcs for different size, but we can try small quantity for you to start for the first business after negotiation.

Q: What's the price term and payment method?

A: PLALEAVES always has competitive price offerings for its biodegradable cutlery. We always try to offer affordable prices for our biodegradable cutlery to meet the budget limitations of our clients.

The payment will normally be 30% in advance by TT, balance after inspection before delivery.

T/T, L/C are acceptable, other payment requirements are discussable.

Q: What kind of packing could you produce?

A: Typically, our normal packing of PLALEAVES biodegradable plastic utensils is a plastic bag with outside carton for bulk. We also accept sets packing for biodegradable and compostable cutlery as well as individually wrapped compostable cutlery.

If you have special requirements for compostable cutlery packing, we can discuss your needs and our customer support team will help solve your problem.

Q: What is compostable cutlery？

A: Compostable cutlery is considered as eco friendly cutlery, which is fully made of plants or 100% compostable materials in the nature. Compostable cutlery is different from other types of eco plates and cutlery by being able to be composted without leaving behind any residuals such as heavy metals and meanwhile creating humus, which is a very beneficial substance for soil. To compare, biodegradable cutlery breaks down in the landfill in the result of actions of microorganisms such as bacteria, and compostable utensils need to be composted in a composting pile.

PLALEAVES is one of the best biodegradable cutlery manufacturers, which makes compostable cutlery bulk offers made from PLA, CPLA or corn starch. PLALEAVES compostable cutlery includes compostable forks, compostable spoons, compostable knives, as well as compostable plates that in their turn come with different sizes and styles.

Q: What is biodegradable cutlery？

A: Biodegradable cutlery is a plant based eco friendly tableware that is able to biodegrade in the nature. Biodegradable utensils are able to biodegrade in the nature in the result of actions of microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi.

The main downside of biodegradable disposable cutlery is that often, when you ready to throw your biodegradable plates and cutlery, you need to separating biodegradable waste from ordinary waste to make commercial compost.

PLALEAVES is a leading biodegradable cutlery manufacturer, offering the best biodegradable cutlery, which is biodegradable and fully commercial compostable.

Q: What are compostable cutlery made of？

A: PLALEAVES – one of the most popular biodegradable cutlery manufacturers, has compostable cutlery bulk offerings, which are made of PLA, CPLA and corn starch. All the three materials are plant-based, biodegradable and compostable.

PLA stands for Polylactic Acid and is a 100% biobased material. PLALEAVES PLA utensils are absolutely biodegradable and compostable. PLA cutlery is best to use for cold food (no higher than 40℃ or 105℉). For hot meals, a crystallized form of PLA is used, that is CPLA. CPLA cutlery can be used up to 110℃ or 230℉

PLALEAVES cornstarch cutlery is a plant-based product and is fully biodegradable and compostable. Our cornstarch spoons, forks and other pieces of tableware are resistant to oil, alkali, and acid. They also have a benefit of being resistant to high and low temperature.

You can read more about our Modified Raw Materials.

Q: What is biodegradable cutlery made of？

A: PLALEAVES biodegradable cutlery is made of Polylactic Acid (PLA), Crystallized PLA and corn starch. All these materials are plant-based, biodegradable and compostable.

PLA tableware can be used for cold food (up to 40℃ or 105℉).

CPLA tableware can be used for both cold and hot food (up to 110℃ or 230℉).

Our cornstarch disposable cutlery can be used for both cold and hot food.

You can read more about our Modified Raw Materials.

Q: Is compostable cutlery made of plants？

A: Yes, PLALEAVES is one of the most reliable biodegradable cutlery manufacturers that uses plant-based materials for its compostable cutlery. Due to this factor, our eco friendly plates and utensils are fully biodegradable and compostable in the nature.

Q: What are the types of compostable tableware?

A: We are a highly competitive biodegradable cutlery manufacturer based in China, which is concentrated on the biodegradable cutlery wholesale market. Here are the main types of our eco friendly utensils:

• Biodegradable plates, which are comfortable to use both for cold and hot food.
• Biodegradable plastic cutlery, in particular, biodegradable spoons and forks, as well as biodegradable knives. These products include biodegradable tasting spoons, biodegradable soup spoons, yogurtland biodegradable spoons, biodegradable sporks, disposable cheese knives, etc.
• Biodegradable cutlery set that includes biodegradable plates and utensils. Our compostable cutlery set is convenient for home usage, outdoor picnics and it is perfect for using as an eco friendly travel cutlery set.

For more details, you can visit our webpage and send us an inquiry.

Q: What is the goal of using compostable or biodegradable tableware？

A: The main goal of using biodegradable or compostable plates and cutlery is to reduce the volume of plastic waste in the world and have a contribution to the environmental protection.

As an environmentally friendly biodegradable cutlery manufacturer, our mission is to contribute into the protection of the nature, as well as to ensure the health and safety of the end users of our products. Our biodegradable utensils bulk clients can offer their customers PLALEAVES bio cutlery as a sustainable alternative to plastic products.

Q: What are the benefits of using biodegradable cutlery and other non-biodegradable cutlery?

A: The main factors to consider when you want to compare non - biodegradable vs biodegradable cutlery, are the speed of biodegradation as well as the quantity and compound of the residuals left after degradation process.

Non-biodegradable cutlery requires hundreds of years to break down. And in many cases, they do not degrade fully, instead ending up in the ocean and breaking down into very small pieces. The worst thing is that marine animals and fish ingest these small pieces, and this in its turn creates serious problems in food chain.

The main benefits of PLALEAVES biodegradable tableware are:

• Our biodegradable cutlery is able to biodegrade very quickly
• PLALEAVES biodegradable eating utensils are fully biodegradable and compostable. This means you can compost them in your home composting ponds or in commercial composting sites and after degradation, they will create a humus, which can be used as a fertilizer for plants.
• Even if you throw our biodegradable cutlery in the open landfill, where there is oxygen, they will deteriorate at a rate similar to other biodegradable products, which is again faster than in case of non-biodegradable cutlery.

Q: Will it release any dangerous substance to human body if the airline cutlery sets directly contact with food?

A: We ore one of the safest biodegradable cutlery manufacturers, which uses fully food grade materials to produce compostable cutlery kits. Our compostable tableware has been tested strictly and is complies with the international standards. Our biodegradable disposable plates and cutlery can be used in a secure way both by households and by the airlines, as well.

Q: Which cutlery is eco friendly?

A: PLALEAVES is a biodegradable cutlery manufacturer, offering the best biodegradable utensils available in the market. Our biodegradable spoons and forks, as well as all the types of biodegradable plates and forks are plant based; they are taken from the nature and are able to break down in the nature. Thus, we can ensure that we use eco friendly materials to produce PLALEAVES biodegradable cutlery.

We offer compostable utensils bulk products made of PLA / CPLA / cornstarch and produce  biodegradable and compostable cutlery.

Q: Is it true that products does not contain heavy metals?

A: As an environmentally friendly biodegradable cutlery manufacturer, PLALEAVES offers fully biodegradable and compostable cutlery. That means that our biodegradable plastic cutlery does not contain heavy metals and is able to break down fully without leaving after degradation any residuals of heavy metals.

Q: How is biodegradable cutlery made?

A: We are an innovative biodegradable cutlery manufacturer, which has a fully automated product line. Inside the factory area, we also have a factory display, which allows monitoring the production line.

One of the main priorities of PLALEAVES is security and high quality, therefore, we pay a big attention to quality control and quality assurance on the materials used for our compostable disposable cutlery, semi finished articles, as well as final products.

Q: How to make biodegradable utensils？

A: Basically, biodegradable utensils are made in the same way that regular non-biodegradable cutlery is made. The difference is in the raw material used in the production. In PLALEAVES, we use only plant-based raw materials, which makes our compostable cutlery really biodegradable and compostable.

In PLALEAVES, the main materials used to produce biodegradable utensils, are PLA / CPLA and corn starch.

Q: How to make biodegradable cutlery？

A: The way of making biodegradable cutlery is the same as in case of regular ones. In PLALEAVES, we have an automatic and advanced production line, which allows us to implement the whole production cycle and offer ready biodegradable cutlery bulk products to our clients.

Q: What are biodegradable spoons made of？

A: PLALEAVES biodegradable spoons can be made of three materials: PLA / CPLA / cornstarch. PLA spoons are made of Polylactic Acid that is a 100% plant-based plastic and are fully compostable. However, they are intended only for cold meal.

For hot meal, CPLA spoons can be used. CPLA stands for Crystallized Polylactic Acid, material that allows biodegradable spoons to be resistant to higher temperature.

Our cornstarch spoons are made of corn starch, and they can be used for both cold and hot meal. Cornstarch spoons are fully biodegradable and compostable, too.

You can read about our Modified Raw Products.

Q: What are biodegradable utensils made of？

A: Our biodegradable utensils are made of plant-based materials such as PLA / CPLA / cornstarch. These materials have an advantage of being fully biodegradable and compostable. They can be used for different meals, including cold and hot meal, salads, soups, etc.

PLA cutlery is made of Polylactic Acid that is a 100% plant-based plastic; however, they are intended only for cold meal.

For hot meal, CPLA cutlery can be used. CPLA is a material that allows biodegradable cutlery to be resistant to higher temperature.

Our cornstarch cutlery is made of corn starch, and it can be used for both cold and hot meal. You can read more about our Modified Raw Products.

Q：What is the difference between biodegradable cutlery vs plastic？

Biodegradable cutlery has an absolute advantage over plastic in terms of both the speed of degradation and the safety level for human and the environment.

Plastic cutlery requires hundreds of years to deteriorate, and in many cases, they are not able to break down fully. Instead, plastic cutlery breaks down into micro pieces, ending up in the ocean. And this is very dangerous for marine wildlife as these animals ingest the micro pieces of plastics and thus endanger the whole food chain.

Biodegradable cutlery can be biodegraded quicker and safer, without having dangerous consequences for human, environment or the wildlife.

PLALEAVES is a biodegradable cutlery manufacturer, for which safety of the end users and the nature is a top priority. Thus, we guarantee that our biodegradable cutlery is made of food grade materials and is fully compostable. PLALEAEVES compostable disposable cutlery is able to break down fully, very quickly and in a safe way, without leaving behind any residuals.

Q:Is biodegradable better than plastic？

Yes, biodegradable products have a higher level of safety than plastic goods.

The advantages of PLALEAVES biodegradable cutlery compared to plastic cutlery are:

• Much higher speed of biodegradation – plastic cutlery requires hundreds of years to deteriorate, and biodegradable cutlery needs up to 180 days to biodegrade. Moreover, depending on the product and composting conditions, biodegradable cutlery can be degraded quicker.
• Higher safety level in terms of the health of both human and the nature – the materials used to produce PLALEAVES biodegradable cutlery is food grade, which is safe for the end users and is fully compostable that is useful for the environment.

Q: What is the shelf life of the products? Does your product has expiration?

A: Our compostable disposable cutlery can stay performance in the original packing for one year.

Q: Does it smell or change color after certain time period?

A: If stored in a proper way, our compostable plastic cutlery will not smell or change color within one year.

Q: What is the material you used? Is it food grade or eco friendly?

A: For our compostable plates and utensils, we use three main materials: PLA / CPLA / cornstarch.

All of them are tested strictly and are fully compostable, therefore we guarantee that we offer eco friendly disposable cutlery, which does not have any negative impact on the environment.

Besides, the materials used for our eco friendly cutlery sets, are plant-based and are absolutely safe for human. So, we ensure that we use food grade materials for our products.

Q: Is the product BPA free and food grade?

A: Yes, PLALEAVES eco friendly spoons and forks, as well as the other pieces of our eco friendly dinnerware, are BPA free and food grade. During the production of eco friendly flatware, we do not use any harmful chemical substances that can be dangerous for the health of the end users.

Q:How does the life cycle of a compostable product work?

A:You can see the life cycle of the compostable product as below:

Q: Is your biodegradable disposable cutlery made of eco-friendly material?

A: As an advanced environmentally friendly biodegradable cutlery manufacturer, we hold a BPI certificate, which ensures that our compostable cutlery is truly fully compostable. This factor proves that our biodegradable disposable cutlery is made of eco-friendly materials and is safe for the nature.

Currently, we have compostable disposable cutlery made of PLA / CPLA / cornstarch.

For more info on our Modified Raw Products.

Q: What is another misunderstanding about biodegradable disposable cutlery?

A: Sometimes, people use the words biobased, biodegradable and compostable interchangeably. However, these three words have significant differences.

Biobased cutlery means that the material used to produce the plastic cutlery has a bio origin. In other words, the material of biobased cutlery is taken from a plant biomass. However, this feature does not necessarily ensure that a biobased tableware is biodegradable.

Biodegradable cutlery means that the material used for the product can be completely biodegraded in the open landfill, where there are oxygen and microorganisms such as bacteria. The speed of degradation of biodegradable cutlery can be different depending on the conditions of biodegradation.

Compostable cutlery means that its material can be composted fully either in home conditions or in commercial composting sites. Compostable cutlery can also biodegrade in open landfills at a rate of biodegradable cutlery. The main difference between biodegradable and compostable cutlery is that after degradation, compostable cutlery creates humus, which is a useful substance for the soil and plants.

PLALEAVES – the best biodegradable cutlery manufacturer, offers PLA and cornstarch utensils, that are fully biodegradable and compostable.

You can visit our website to see the whole assortment of our eco friendly disposable tableware.

Q: Will it release any dangerous substance to human body if the biodegradable cutlery directly contact with food?

A: Provision of secure and high quality sustainable cutlery is one of the main priorities of PLALEAVES. Our biodegradable cutlery has passed all the necessary testings and today we can state that we use only food grade materials to produce our biodegradable disposable tableware. We do not add any chemical precipitation, harmful additives and colorants into our biodegradable cutlery, so it is absolutely hygienic, non-toxic and safe.

Q: How to compost compostable cutlery？

A: PLALEAVES compostable cutlery can be composted either at home, in composting ponds, or in special composting sites. The reason is that composting process requires special conditions and cannot take place in landfills. A compost pile has the right environment and conditions for composting, such as temperature, humidity and oxygen.

Still, if thrown into the open landfill, where there is oxygen and necessary microorganisms, compostable cutlery will biodegrade as other biodegradable products.

Q: How to dispose of biodegradable cutlery？

A: Biodegradable cutlery can biodegrade in the open landfill quickly in the result of actions of microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi.

However, there is one important factor regarding the biodegradation process of biodegradable disposable utensils. One should keep in mind that is that if you throw your biodegradable flatware into the trash, they are dumped into landfills and can get buried, because there is very little oxygen and the possibility of the actions of microorganisms is very restricted.

Q: Is compostable cutlery really compostable？

A: Recently, there is a large debate on this topic on different online platforms.

In PLALEAVES, we offer wholesale biodegradable cutlery, which is made of fully plant-based materials such as PLA and cornstarch. And the answer to this question is YES - PLALEAVES compostable cutlery is really compostable if it is composted in a proper way, that is either in a home composting pond, or in commercial composting sites. If the right conditions are kept, compostable cutlery can deteriorate within a specific time period (usually 90 days).

Q: What to do with compostable cutlery？

A: We kindly advise you after use to dispose your compostable cutlery in your home compost pile or in a commercial composting site.

If you are not sure your compostable plastic cutlery is really compostable, you can contact the manufacturer for clarification. We, as a reliable biodegradable cutlery manufacturer with BPI certificate #10529145, declare that we produce fully compostable disposable cutlery.

Q: How long does compostable cutlery take to decompose？