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Non-recycled waste is filling our landfills and contaminating the earth and its wildlife populations. Plastic utensils have cancerous properties to begin with that can end up in people?s food in small amounts. The average time for one plastic bottle to decompose is 450 years. So one of the Indian Narayana Peesapaty , the founder snd owner of Bakeys created edible spoons in because he is fed up with plastic waste. India is in the region of South Asia where it is culturally common to eat traditional meals with your hands, even among the wealthy who can trace the practice back to Ayurvedic teaching—and yet every year Indians use 120 billion pieces of plastic cutlery. Waste production is particularly problematic in large cities whose economic development precedes waste management infrastructure. The edible cutlery is a bio-degradable option that has a shelf life of three years and decomposes within four-five days if not used. They even come in three different flavors to suit the food that they are served with: plain, sweet, or spicy. ?The cutlery is tasty, fun, nutritious, and environmentally friendly? says Peesapaty, who also says he became motivated realizing people want to do the right thing, they just don?t know how. He makes the utensils by blending millet, rice, and wheat flours that are then baked dry. Peesapaty primarily uses millet because it requires 60 times less water to cultivate. He cites that 500 liters of water is needed to produce just one kilo of rice. The International Fund for Agricultural Development estimates rather that around 1000- 3000 liters of water produces a single grain of rice. This is perfect for replacing the plastic cutlery which effects the environment alot .
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This is an amazing invention. every effort to eliminate the overwhelming use of plastics is much welcome. Thanks for sharing.
Posted 15-04-2016 19:51
This is an amazing thing.I have a question is the cutlery strong enough to scoop a lot of food.
Posted 14-04-2016 03:12
Wow! these edible cutlery look so fascinating :D It is wonderful to see innovation in reducing plastic wastes. I am hopeful there is replication of such cutlery around the world.
Thank you for sharing report :)
Posted 13-04-2016 20:46
Tanverjit, edible cutlery is such an impressing item, especially to ones who are from countries that traditionally use spoons or chopstick, even forks! I hope this cutlery does not stop at the level of invention, but boost up to produce at a large scale so that more people could use this wonderful item. Thanks for posting and have a great day!
Posted 13-04-2016 17:57
haha this is interesting. But i wonder are they strong enough to endure pressure and scoop things like any other spoons? cause i think somethings that's edible might also be chewable and to be so it would have to be soft haha. thanks for sharing this. Let us know if you happen to have a chance to use them!
Posted 12-04-2016 17:25
Really interesting insight on how to combat the issue of too much waste. Hope such implementations of edible cutlery can be done soon :)
Posted 12-04-2016 13:18
I recently watched a video about this. This invention is indeed amazing since cutlery alone leads contributions to massive landfills which is ultimately harmful for the environment. Great report! Thanks for sharing.
Posted 11-04-2016 23:54
I first came to know about it through a video which recently was circulated all across the social media and I was amazed. It is indeed a good idea as there is no need to use disposable(harmful to environment) cutlery and even no need to use steel cutlery which needs washing after use. Thanks for sharing.
Posted 11-04-2016 18:30