A different kind of paper plate.
If a tree falls in the forest, it may not make a sound -- but it does make a plate. Or a bowl, or a serving dish. This minimalist disposable dinnerware is a no-brainer for your next big party.
- Quantity: 9" x 9"; 25 count in each package
Photography by James Ransom
Meet the Maker
Verterra
New York, NY
Fallen leaves, steam, heat, and pressure -- how’s that for a short ingredient list? In rural India, founder Michael Dwork learned that these four things make a perfect plate. And so he launched a topnotch line of compostable and chemical-free dinnerware, after figuring out how to recapture and reuse 80% of the water used in production. While he was at it, he generated hundreds of fair-wage jobs in South Asia. No big.
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