Bamboo Utensil Set ... sustainable, reusable and beautiful.
Just because you have to eat on the go, doesn't mean you have to create excess waste in the process. By now most of us understand the trouble with plastic bags and the problems associated with plastic bottled water. So you have your trusty Klean Kanteen travel bottle and reusable shopping bags ready for when you find yourself on the run. Our beautiful, reusable bamboo utensil set will perfectly round out your travel pack. Now there's less need to feel guilty when life keeps you going.
Bamboo is a renewable resource that is much more sustainable than plastic. A handy carabiner on the back lets you clip and carry a fork, knife, spoon and chopsticks wherever they may roam. Perfect for a busy lifestyle and our precious planet, a reusale utensil set eliminates the need for disposable plastic utensils which fill up landfills and consist of chemicals which are harmful to the environment. An essential accessory for on-the-go dining, travel, office, school, camping, picnics and much more.
Our utensil holders give plastic bottles a second shot at a useful life – and an opportunity to stay out of our landfills. Made out of RPET (recycled PET plastic), this holder allows plastic to reincarnate into something kinder and gentler.
Why you'll love our Reusable Bamboo Utensil Set:
- Convenient to carry in a purse, pocket or attached to a bag or backpack.
- Heat and stain resistant
- Won't impart or absorb flavors
- Lightweight, strong and long lasting
- Hand finished with top grade natural, food-safe wood oil
These bamboo utensils are sourced and made in China by a small cottage industry factory. The forest the bamboo is sourced from has been personally visited by a third party certifier and their audits assure us that the sourcing and harvesting is sustainable and that they employ fair labor practices.
Bamboo Utensil Set includes: (1) fork, (1) knife, (1) spoon & (2) chopsticks, in a handy carry case with carabiner.
Carrying case size: 8.5" x 1.75" (22cm x 4.5cm).
Why Bamboo?
There are so many great reasons to choose bamboo. First, it's beautiful. The delicate grain of bamboo, whether natural or amber-toned, makes it distinctive, refined, and enjoyable to eat with. Bamboo is extremely durable and can withstand a great deal of use without damage. It's stronger even than oak, and when laminated, bamboo is nearly as strong as soft steel. Bamboo doesn't swell or shrink as hardwoods do, and won't impart food flavors or staining.
Bamboo is not a tree-it's a grass, and it grows like one. Many species of bamboo can grow two feet or more a day. When it's harvested, it need not be replanted, because it will grow a new shoot from its extensive root system. So bamboo renews itself readily, unlike hardwood trees, which, once cut, are gone forever. Bamboo is an endlessly renewable resource.
It enhances the environment. Farmed bamboo stabilizes the earth with its roots, preventing erosion. It takes in greenhouse gasses and produces oxygen. In fact 35% more oxygen than an equivalent stand of trees. It can also provide habitat for birds and animals.
It is extremely versatile. Used in everything from housing, to fiber, to food, bamboo is an extraordinary resource. It provides a long-lasting, non-petroleum based material that has endless applications for use.
What is the finish made of?
Atop grade, natural, vegan, food-safe sealant on the utensils is used to further ensure their durability. The main ingredients in the sealant include Potassium Permanganate (a water-soluable salt, often used as a disinfectant); Acetic Acid (an organic, relatively weak acid that gives vinegar its sour taste and pungent smell, found universally in food stuffs, water and soil); Heptane (most frequently used an an oil repellant, distilled from the resin of the Jeffery Pine and the fruit of the Petroleum Nut Tree, a tree found in the Philippines); and Ethanol (sugar-based and most commonly used form of alcohol, used as a solvent of substances intended for human contact or consumption, including scents, flavorings, colorings and medicines). Recent lab tests have shown that NO heavy metals were detected in the sealant, including lead, arsenic, mercury or chromium.
What is the Carrying Case made of?
The material for our utensils holder is made of RPET, recycled plastic bottles. Plastic soda and water bottles that would otherwise end up in the landfills are given a second shot at a useful life by being recycled into this amazingly strong, color-fast and water-resistant utensil holder. An added plus for our holders is that the recycled material requires less energy during manufacturing than virgin PET materials.
