FAQs
EcoTensil is based in Northern California and has distribution warehouses in both the US (Missouri) and the EU (Netherlands).
Our California HQ hours of operation are from 8:30am – 5:00pm Pacific Time. Questions can be answered by contacting our team here.
Shopping cart orders can be processed online to the US (and territories), and within the EU, UK and Middle East.
So how does a paper utensil work?
Q: Do EcoTensil® products have any taste or texture? Can they stand up to hot products?
Think of your experience with a paper coffee cup. It has no taste, it has a smooth, pleasing texture, it is sturdy for its purpose, it can contain hot or cold liquid, and it is sanitarily made and packaged.
EcoTensil products provide all these same attributes but are plastic-free!
Q: What kinds of foods can be eaten with EcoTensil products?
Just about anything you can eat with a spoon and many things that you would eat with a fork—any food that is bite-sized, scoopable, or easy to cut.
GreenDot™: Most foods, and more than you can eat with a tiny plastic taster — such as chunky deli salad or soup! When folded, these sturdy tasters are strong enough to cut through even cheesecake.
AquaDot™ utensils: Holds up beautifully for full servings:
- perfect for frozen yogurt to hot chili
- strong enough to cut through foods like cheesecake or soft cheese
- scoops chunky bite-sized foods like fruit salad
- perfect for grain and legume deli salads
- even works beautifully for thicker soups
Q: Can I eat soup?
Yes, both the GreenDot EcoTaster® (sampling spoon) and AquaDot EcoTensil (for full servings) are perfect for thicker soups and stews. Our deeper “bowl” allows for bigger bites and less soup spillage, and some products includes a drip-stop fold.
Q: What about a fork or a knife?
For many on-the-go or take-out meals, all that’s needed is an EcoTensil and paper napkin (all paper wrapped in paper if you want to have zero plastic). If you are serving a filet of chicken that needs cutting, then you will likely need a plastic or wood fork, knife, and napkin, and also a spoon in many cases.
An EcoTensil or even EcoTaster can be used to easily spread butter, nut butter, hummus, etc. It can scoop any scoopable dish from pasta salad to fruit salad, eggs to oats, mac and cheese to casseroles, rice to potatoes, etc., and it can even be used to slice through easy-to-cut foods like cheesecake, coffee cake, omelet, jello, even watermelon. And of course it works great as a spoon for spoon able foods such as yogurt, parfaits, chili or thick soups. It even makes a perfect stirrer.
Why not use the most eco-efficient, lightweight utensils when you can, even if it is not for every occasion?
Q: Can I get a cut from EcoTensil products?
Because the paperboard is thick compared to a sheet of paper, EcoTensil products are too thick to easily cut skin. We have not seen evidence of this happening after selling over 100 million utensils.
Q: Can I easily put an EcoTensil product on my package to make it 100% self-contained for grab-and-go usage?
Yes! Wrapped EcoTensils, PopOut®, iScoop™, and SpoonLidz® are all designed specifically to be part of the single-serve grab-and-go packaging! Explore our Cutlery for Packaging page to see more.