ArecaGoodPlates are 100% natural palm leaf plates. The production process doesn’t require added chemicals or heavy infrastructure. After the use the plates can be left to the ground where they compost in around two months. The plates can be also burned without the fear of releasing chemicals.

The leaves of the areca palm tree (Areca Catechu) are picked up from the ground, soaked in hot water and compressed to a form of a design plate between two hot casts. When the plate cools down it will harden to a form which can endure even a bit harder use.

The production process doesn’t require cutting or harming of the trees. The production process is natural and environmental friendly from beginning the end.

In looks and functionality the material has wood like qualities. It will durable without bending a greater force, it resists heat and the texture of the leaf offers esthetic and natural looks.

ArecaGoodPlates supports a children home called “Hampi Childrens Trust” (India). The trust offers to the poor children a possibility to go to a school. Portion of the income from every single plate goes to the trust.

In the future ArecaGoodPlates will imprint the drawings and messages of the children to the plates, and in this way will build a connection between an european consumer and Indian children. The children will receive a compensation of their art to be used in education.