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Eco friendly disposable plates made in Nepal |
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by Bal krishna Pandey | 27-02-2020 21:15
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We mostly use plastic plates on many occasions for a single use purpose. Do you know In Nepal, we use Leaf plates mostly in ceremonies. This become integrated part of religious rituals. We can see floral offerings and many objects placed in fresh leaf plates.
Tapari, Duna and Bota are the versatile disposable leaf plates and bowls made by sewing Saal ko Paat with small bamboo sticks. Saal (Shorea Robusta) trees are most often found in the Terai regions of Nepal and are used for wood, firewood. The leaves are used for plates and animal feed, while the seeds and fruits have an Ayurvedic medicinal use. Nepalese use plates and bowls of fresh leaves for many occasions, including religious rituals, the child rice feeding ceremony, many feast days (bhoye) and the wedding ceremony. Dry saal leaf plates are mainly used for picnics, restaurants, village festivals and street food stalls as disposable plates. Tapari - is a slightly curved plate made by sewing several saal leaves with fine bamboo sticks (sinka). The shiny fresh green leaves are very flexible and have a lot of moisture, which makes it easy to twist, compress and shape them without breaking the leaves. Duna - is a medium sized bowl, circular or rectangular and can be used to hold semi-liquid objects. Bota - is usually made using a single sheet of saal, sewn together in a small bowl. The shiny dark green leaves are harvested by hand from the lower branches of the tree. Some freshly fallen leaves are also harvested from the ground. It is then carefully stacked, tied with a thin bamboo rope and bundled, and put on the market for sale or supplied to various suppliers. I think this is a great idea to avoid single use of plastic plates. This is an example of how culture is saving environment. References: tasteofnepalblogspot.com |
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15 Comments
Thanks for the report
Posted 26-03-2020 19:21
Greeting
I hope you are doing well
Thank you so much for this report
Warm regards
Susmita
Posted 13-03-2020 12:59
thank you everyone:)
Posted 08-03-2020 14:29
Hello Balkrishna Pandey..Nice report ..Looking forward further more intresting and important reports from your creativity. May god bless you
Keep writing and always shining
Warm regards
Posted 08-03-2020 12:10
Hello Bal Krishna bro
I do hope that you are fine and doing great with your works.
Thank you for your report about Eco friendly disposable plates made in Nepal
Green Cheers from Nepal :)
Keep writing great reports.
We are eager to read more reports from you.
Regards,
Kushal Naharki
Posted 02-03-2020 21:29
Hey Bal!
It's Lisa.
I am sure I have seen one of those when I was traveling to some East Asian countries. I thought they were really great very traditional yet modern at the same time in that it pursues environmental sustainability along with other newest technologies!
Using these plates I am sure that we can protect the environment and reduce the waste management problem as well!
I do agree with you that sometimes, the most traditional can be the most innovative:)
Great article!
Posted 29-02-2020 12:47
Hello Bal krishna
Eco-friendly plates made from plants made me really interesting!
It might not perfectly replace the plastic plates that are being used all over the world, I can see the power of culture that can reduce the use of the plastics. Or if there is further research about it, there can be some environmental chemicals added to it and it can be as useful as the plastic plates!
Thank you for the interesting report!
Posted 29-02-2020 11:41
Hello balkrishna dai
Thank you for sharing report about disposable plates.
Duna tapari are important for replacing plastic plate
Thank you
Keep writing
Posted 29-02-2020 00:12
Greetings
I do hope everything is going well...
Thank you so much for sharing your report!!
It was awesome to go through it ..Really ,duna tapari used in our Nepalese culture somehow reduces the pollution but, people are preferring plastic plates for their easiness..This can bring pollution problem in near future..
Green cheers
Regards
Jasmine karki
Posted 28-02-2020 23:18
Great Report and Eco-friendly approach
Posted 28-02-2020 21:59
Nice Report on Disposable Plates . These plates generally used in festivals during Nepal have created big impact in minimizing pollution .
Posted 28-02-2020 16:32
Hello Balakrishna,
Before two centuries prior to the introduction of plastic, humans had a sustainable life.
Plastic made life convenient. Now plastic is becoming a menace.
Hope people all aorund opt for alternatives than going for plastic
regards
Arjun Anand
UAE
Posted 28-02-2020 15:50
thanks for this report. we use this i my home too.
Posted 28-02-2020 02:58
Hey Balkrishna pandey dai,
I do hope you are fine there and doing great with your works,
Thank you so much for sharing your concern on the eco friendly plates,
In our culture it has been used in various cultural rituals,i consider it as one of the best alternative to plastic plates!!!
Thank you so much for such an insightful and informative reports,
Keep writing and shining ,
Green cheers,
Eager to read much more from you,
Thank you,
Yours,
Sandhya
Posted 28-02-2020 01:01
Hello Bal Krishna bro!!
I hope you are fine and doing great.
I really enjoyed going through yours report.
'Tapari' is found in use since the ancient time in the country like Nepal.
However,due to advancement in science and technology ,it has been replaced by plastic plates.
By knowing its due importance,it should be extended in its use.
Keep writing and shining.
Hope to know more from you.
Warm regards,
Meena
GREEN CHEERS
Posted 28-02-2020 00:01