FAQs

No. Each palm leaf sheath is different in texture, color pattern and sometimes thickness. Due to being 100% natural, each plate will look unique, some have a variety of patterns, some come with no markings. Therefore, variation in plates are common. In fact, our customers appreciate such uniqueness of these plates.

Yes, the brown spots on some plates are completely natural. These spots are not mold or dirt. All of our plates are thoroughly washed and steam-pressed to make sure they are free of dust, fungi, mold, pesticides etc.  

No. These is no odor or smell. However, when you open the package, you might get a natural dried leafy smell but it goes away as soon as the plates are out of the package and ready to eat. 

Absolutely not! Our plates are 100% natural and chemical-free. No resins, glues, bonding agents, or other toxins are added to our plates, which keeps your meal and our Earth free from harm.

These plates are intended for single use only. However, many of our customers reuse the plates by simply hand-washing or wiping them after the first use. It mostly depends on what type of foods were served on them initially.  

Certainly! You can reheat food on these plates in microwave for up to 2 minutes or in oven for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.   

Absolutely! The plates and bowls are perfectly OK with both hot and cold food. They are good for liquid and gravy food too.

Definitely! These plates are strong enough to be used with stainless steel cutlery. You will be surprised to see how sturdy these plates are. 

Yes, you can freeze these plates.

Yes. Our manufacturing process do not involve any gluten containing ingredient.

Yes, these plates are sturdy enough to be stacked anywhere.

Yes, these plates are completely good for home compost bin. These are nothing but dried leaves. Our plates are 100% chemical-free. You can just throw them in the home compost pile and in about 8 weeks you’ll get some rich nutrients for your garden. 

These plates are made from naturally fallen raw palm leaves. After collecting the leaves, they are rinsed with high pressure water and steamed carefully. Over 80% of the water used in the process is recaptured and reused. Once clean, the palm leaves are naturally sun-dried. Next, they are hand stretched and flattened. Afterwards, multiple plates of different shapes/sizes are cut from each leaf in order to reduce waste. However, in North America we market plates made from only the center portion of the leaves to ensure superior quality and beautiful texture. Finally, each plate is checked for defects and packaged once it passes quality control. 

Unlike our competitors in North America, Leafily only markets plates that are made from the center portion of palm leaf sheaths. The center portion has the best texture and uniform thickness. Therefore, plates made from the center portion are of much higher quality than those made from the side/corner areas of the sheath.That is how Leafily dinnerware have the most beautiful texture, attain uniform thickness and become heavy-duty.

Not at all. We use the leaves from Areca palm tree, which is native to India. On the contrary, palm oil is produced from a completely different variety of palm tree which are found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Palm oil industry contributes to mass deforestation.Our plates are made from fallen palm leaf sheaths which otherwise get burnt off for clearing out space or naturally decompose.

We love sending free samples to our customers who want to try out our plates before placing order for big events like wedding receptions, rehearsal dinners, birthday parties, anniversaries, office luncheons etc. Please contact us at support@leafily.com to receive a sample set. You could also let us know if you'd like to see sample of any specific set of plate models.

Yes, we certainly do!

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