Palm Leaf Plates from Wild Leaf Tableware are a stylish and planet friendly alternative to paper or plastic plates. The plates are produced from biodegradable raw materials that produce a natural wood-like appearance. Circle 238. CUTLERY Some people wash and reuse plastic cutlery, but in case your customers don't, choose to stock environmentally friendly options, such as cutlery made of wheat, corn, bamboo, sugarcane or birch. The Eat Drink Host line from Boston International is an example of eco-friendly tableware that offers tiny wooden plates and forks made from birch. Boston International said that birch is a " fast growing tree species that causes little devastation or destruction of biodiversity when (they) are cut down. " The plates are an ideal size for appetizers and are disposable, compostable and biodegradable. GIFTSHOPMAG.COM 45http://www.GIFTSHOPMAG.COM