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Finish Your Food and Compost Your Plate?

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Has anyone here seen or used the biodegradable food packaging/tableware yet?

I had heard about the biodegradable bowls but never seen anything I could eat out of and then compost before today. This evening I knew I would be eating alone and so I got myself some hot and sour soup and the bowl is made mostly of corn starch so it can be thrown in my home compost bin. I wasn't so sure how such a bowl would hold up to hot liquid, but it did great and is now under my sink in my to-be-composted bucket awaiting a trip outside.

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I'm afraid I'd be too tempted to eat the bowl when the soup was gone...
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Or use it as a natural wildlife feeder.
Whoa, did I just say that?


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ElfDude wrote:I'm afraid I'd be too tempted to eat the bowl when the soup was gone...
It was hard like plastic and stayed that way through the meal. I am not sure how long it will take to break down in the compost pile, especially since it isn't always hot hot hot like it could be.
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Big Blue Owl wrote:Or use it as a natural wildlife feeder.
Whoa, did I just say that?


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That wouldn't be a bad use for it, actually.....*thinks*

I've another bowl of a different kind of soup that I've yet to eat. Maybe I will use it to feed da birds.

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Bread bowls are nice with soup. And I can eat them. :)
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Most excellent! I like them with broccoli cheese soup or with spinach asparagus dip.
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awip2062 wrote:Most excellent! I like them with broccoli cheese soup or with spinach asparagus dip.
That sounds soooooo good.
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Both dishes are!
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