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Which material is right for you?
An honest side-by-side of our main materials: no material is best at everything.
| 🌴 Palm Leaf | 🌾 Bagasse | 📄 Paper (aqua) | 🌱 PLA | 🪵 Balsa Wood | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home compostable | ✓ | ✓ | ~Local | ✗ | ✓ |
| Industrial compostable | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plastic-free | ✓ | ✓ | ~HydraShield | ~PLA-based | ✓ |
| Hot food | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ~Warm | ✓ |
| Cold food | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Microwave safe | ✓ | ✓ | ~Check | ✗ | ✗ |
| Freezer safe | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Oil / grease resistant | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ~Liner |
| Premium look | ✓ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ✓ |
| Best for | Plated meals | Volume takeout | Party / retail | Cold cups | Catering / sushi |
| Price level | $$ | $ | $ | $$ | $$$ |
| Shop → | Shop → | Shop → | Shop → | Shop → |
✓
Yes
✗
No
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Depends / see notes
Composting times and acceptance vary by local facility. PLA is industrial-only; aqua-coated (HydraShield™) is compostable; PE-coated and aluminium are recyclable, not compostable.
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