Wooden tableware is a natural product made from an abundant, renewable resource, wood; It's 100 percent biodegradable. Bamboo tableware, by the rapid growth, quickly supplement bamboo trees, very environmentally friendly. When compared to petroleum, non-biodegradable plastic tableware types are in excess in the world's landfills, wooden tableware is a safer and better choice. Wooden cutlery can also be constructed from any type of hardwood, such as birch and maple. Recycling wood cutlery with other food waste helps solve the growing problem of plastics and other non-biodegradable harmful substances in landfills and soil.
Wood is an absorbent, porous material that soaks in moisture and bacteria from food and water. For this reason, wooden tableware is unhygienic and not suitable for long-term use, and silver ware. Wooden tableware made from certain types of wood, such as cedar or cypress, can contaminate foods with strong odors and oily resins. Wooden tableware built with wood as a by-product imported wood or recycled wood may be exposed to chemicals during washing or manufacturing processes.
Most wooden cutlery is carefully sanded smooth for safe use. Wood drying, however; It may develop debris or cracks if improperly stored or handled. The risk of splitting is indeed rare, but it must be mentioned when comparing the safety of wooden cutlery, silver and plastic.
