This eco friendly silverware is made from CPLA manufactured using corn starch, making it biodegradable and compostable in both industrial and home composting facilities! The environmental benefits of using products made from plants rather than oil are numerous, including: A carbon footprint approximately 10 times lower than conventional PET plastic. CPLA breaks down into compost and water instead of the harmful microplastics produced by Oil based plastics. Plant based tableware and kitchenware can be disposed of with food waste in a composting facility, negating the need for expensive cleaning of plastic to allow recycling. Plant starch is a renewable resource which is produced annually. Making food service ware from plants means it can be composted and used to grow the next generation of plants: This is an example of a truly circular economy! Recently the world has been facing a recycling crisis for plastic, as increasing developing countries stop accepting the plastic waste of developed countries. Products made from PLA provide the solution to this! Disposal even produces high-value compost! Choosing our CPLA formula over the more common PLA formula has many benefits, which include an increased structural integrity at higher temperatures, ideal for hot meals. Our CPLA formula also does not shatter like PLA products, in fact it is almost impossible to break! Thank you for taking an interest in our environmentally friendly product, we promise not to disappoint!