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How it all began It was love at first bite when Maya came back from India last summer with simple plates made of palm leaves. The beauty of the material and the array of earth-friendly qualities were unlike anything we’d seen in disposable plates currently in use in the U.S.  We quickly saw the possibilities. . We are so excited about using compostable plates instead of ugly and eco-unfriendly foam, plastics or highly processed and water-wasting paper products that we decided to form Compostable Plates, LLC. Maya and Rachel have much to offer to such an endeavor: Maya brings her commitment to the triple bottom line business philosophy of social, environmental, and corporate responsibility, while Rachel brings her design skills and environmental idealism. Let’s transform garbage into compost! Our vision is to provide our community with compostable food containers that have a minimal impact on the environment. From farmer’s markets, county fairs to music festivals, every event has the same issue with its waste: a big pile of garbage. These events produce hundreds of thousands of pounds of waste that accumulate in a landfill EVERY WEEK. Our commitment is to help transform the concept of garbage. Yes, it’s Green, but What Shade of Green? Look below the surface, and things may not be quite what they seem.  Sometimes, “green” products end up replacing one pollution problem with another by using harmful manufacturing and disposal processes.  We understand that human activities will always have an impact on the planet.  But we can minimize adverse effects through the entire life cycle of a product by attending to the way they are made, transported, used and disposed. Enter, the traditional palm plates of southern India We will import and distribute earth and people friendly disposable plates. They are made from parts of palm trees which are heat-molded to shape and cut into plates.  That’s it!  No harmful chemicals, no felled trees, and no complicated process to make them. We will pay rural workers in India a living wage and pay close attention to how we affect the environment. Consumers in the U.S. get a product that turns into plant food in our backyard compost piles or commercial composters.  Shipping-related pollution, however, remains a concern. We will therefore donate a portion of our profits to carbon-offset programs until clean shipping alternatives are available.  We hope to take a simpler path to a truly greener world with YOUR help.  Thanks!   dYEnu0y_Oqllvkab8P4pmk

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