Instead of Plastic Plates Use Wheat and Jaggery Plates
An edible cutlery startup, Attaware was started by Puneet Dutta as tasty and sustainable alternative to plastic disposables. For more information, checkout our latest video.
“In 2013 During one of my travels from Delhi to Vrindavan, I saw something floating on the Yamuna river. I stopped the vehicle to check what it was and it was large amounts of thermocol. What I saw that day in the water left me terribly disheartened,” begins Puneet Dutta. This inspired Puneet to think of edible cutlery which is made of wheat and jaggery. We can use, eat or serve. And he spent close to six years on research. Thus was born Attaware Biodegradable Private Limited, registered on 15 August 2019. After experimenting with multiple materials, Puneet developed an edible cup with a mixture of ingredients like wheat, bajra, jowar, corn and many more grains along with jaggery. “It acts as a great replacement to unhealthy snacks and is also packed with good amounts of calcium, proteins and minerals,” he adds.
You all can eat them, yes you heard it right! But in case if you don't want to eat them you can put it outside to serve it to the street animals. So that they can eat them and without harming them with the plastics. They will be healthy too. It costs from Rs. 9 to Rs. 15 each piece. Puneet is manufacturing 5 types of cutlery Plates, spoons, bowls, glasses and take away containers. These products do not include any colors and preservatives. The business also underwent a change during COVID-19. “Some of the products that we were retailing became supremely popular while some just lost their way. With no big gatherings and parties taking place, the demand for plates and serveware reduced drastically. A lot of our bulk orders got canceled and that was when we decided to stick to making edible cups.”
Today, the company sells more than 9.5 lakh cups per week which has a shelf-life of six months and consumes in 5 hours. In 2021, nine new flavours of cups were introduced, which include ginger, caramel, saunf (fennel seeds), elaichi (cardamom), orange, tulsi, strawberry, vanilla and coffee.How much has changed since one accident, Please everyone start using edible cutlery instead of plastic or thermocol. This will not only harm the environment and also you.
