Our 3 Product Ranges
We’re passionate at EcoTensil about helping reduce plastic in packaging, food service and sampling. Our mission is to offer the very best disposable, resource-efficient, compostable, recyclable single-use cutlery to reduce the amount of waste impacting our planet and future generations.
Our cutlery is available in 3 types of paperboard
AquaDot: Longer-lasting, plastic-free, compostable, recyclable, sustainably forested, SUPD-compliant.
Perfect for food service and packaging.
GreenDot: Compostable, biodegradable, recyclable, FSC certified, economical.
Great for sampling and small servings.
BlueDot: Long lasting line due to its thin poly coating, material efficient.
Phasing out in Europe by July 2021.
Read down for compliance details for each line:
All 3 product ranges are:
• 60-80% less material overall than plastic or wooden cutlery!
• Ultra compact - for transport, storage, and placement on packaging.
• Sturdy, moisture resistant paperboard, similar to a paper coffee cup.
• Silky smooth, approved by 3rd party sensory lab for pleasing consumer experience
and positive impact on food.
• Taste-free and won’t detract from enjoyment of food like wooden utensils can.
• FDA compliant for food contact (US).
Plastic-free, long lasting, AquaDot
Many of our eco-friendly utensil styles are available to order in this sturdy new paper-board, which is ideal for packaging and foodservice.
• Compliant with new EU Single-use Plastics Directive.
• Plastic-free paperboard - like our GreenDot range.
• Recyclable, compostable, made from sustainably. managed PEFC forests.
AquaDot range benefits:
✔ Compliant with the new EU Single-Use Plastics Directive for cutlery (SUPD)
✔ Plastic free – AquaDot paperboard has been independently verified by ISEGA
✔ Reduces - Uses 60-80% less material and space than plastic/wood
✔ Recyclable - EN 13432
✔ Compostable - EN 13432
✔ Renewable- Paperboard is PEFC* certified from sustainably-managed forests
✔ Food safety compliant to REACH directive 1907/2006 (Europe) Article 33 ECHA + Directive 2008/98/EC (SVHC)
✔ EN1935/2004, BFR36 (Europe) food packaging compliances verified by ISEGA*
✔ FDA compliant for food contact (US)
Compostable GreenDot Range
GreenDot range benefits:
✔ Compliant with new EU Single-use Plastics Directive
✔ Recyclable - EN 13432
✔ Reuse - Compostable certified ASTM-D6868
✔ Renewable - FSC-certified from sustainably-managed forests
✔ Reduce - Uses 60-80% less material and space than plastic/wood
✔FDA compliant for food contact (US)
✔ Pleasing satiny texture, no taste
Long lasting BlueDot range
BlueDot range benefits:
✔ Uses 60-80% less material and space than plastic/wood
✔ BPA-free
✔ Poly-coated for moisture resistance
✔ Pleasing satiny texture, no taste
✔ FDA compliant for food contact (US)
The best ways to reduce our exploding human footprint on our one-and-only planet, is to simply reduce the amount of material we use.
EcoTensil cutlery is extremely material efficient, using between 60-80% of the material and space of plastic, bio-plastic or wooden utensils.
The cradle-to-cradle lifecycle of EcoTensil cutlery begins with well-managed forests, where biodiversity is allowed to thrive, waterways are healthy and CO2 is sequestered.
Please see our section on PEFC and FSC certifications for more information.
Reducing material also means a significantly lighter carbon footprint in shipping.
EcoTensil has added a warehouse and distribution facility centrally located in the Netherlands to serve the EU and beyond.
GreenDot range cutlery have passed the ASTM D6868 test for compostability compliance.
Our AquaDot and GreenDot ranges of cutlery have material that has passed the EN 13432 and ASTM D6868 tests for compostability certification.
In our own “home compost” tests, EcoTasters breakdown completely in 3-5 weeks, so they have no problem breaking down in composting facilities that require 180 days! Happily, the number of compost facilities is increasing, so items like food waste and EcoTasters can be regenerated in a closed loop lifecycle.
Photo shows GreenDot EcoTaster compared to a “Biodegradable” “plant based” spoon after four weeks in compost together.
If any EcoTensil cutlery does end up in the landfill they will have used roughly 1⁄4 the amount of material and take up 1⁄4 of the space vs plastic, bio-plastic or wooden utensils.
Should GreenDot or AquaDot utensils end up in our rivers or oceans, the paperboard will break down in water in a few weeks.