Our mission is to offer alternative single-use plastic utensils that complement the taste of foods, not detract, like wooden cutlery
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 2 types of SUPD compliant paperboard
AquaDot: Our longer-lasting, certified plastic-free, compostable, recyclable*, PFAS-free, sustainably-forested paperboard is SUPD-compliant and ‡PEFC® certified. Perfect for foodservice and packaging.
GreenDot: Compostable, biodegradable, recyclable*, PFAS-free, †FSC® certified, economical.
Great for sampling and small servings.
BlueDot: We are no longer producing this range due to its thin poly coating and have replaced it with the amazing certified plastic-free AquaDot range. Some remaining inventory is still available at a discounted price, for areas where a very thin coat of poly is accepted.
Read down for compliance details for each line:
Sustainable cutlery compliance
Both product ranges are:
• Use up to 85% 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, but certified plastic-free. AquaDot and GreenDot lines are SUPD-compliant.
• Silky smooth, approved by 3rd party sensory lab for pleasing taste experience equivalent to plastic, and used and loved by hundreds of chefs.
• Taste-free and won’t detract from enjoyment of food like wooden utensils can.
• Manufactured and packed in a BRC-certified facility.
• FDA compliant for food contact (US).
Certified plastic-free, long-lasting AquaDot range
Ideal for packaging and foodservice, this sturdy paper-board utensil range works beautifully for full servings of any food that does not require a knife.
• Compliant with the new EU Single-use Plastics Directive.
• Also recyclable, compostable, PFAS-free, ‡PEFC® certified to be made from sustainably managed forests.
Compostable GreenDot Range
Our tried and true EcoTasters are the most popular tasting utensils in the USA for over a decade because of their pleasing, taste-free, satiny texture, which is much more complementary to food than rough wooden cutlery.
This SUPD compliant, compostable cutlery range is perfect for food sampling and small servings. GreenDot cutlery from EcoTensil is our most economical range.
More about EcoTensil sustainability attributes
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.
Forest Stewardship Council, the world’s most trusted forest FSC Leadership Award, recognized EcoTensil for uncommon excellence that advances responsible forest management and forest conservation. The lifecycle of EcoTensil cutlery begins with well-managed forests, where biodiversity is allowed to thrive, waterways are healthy and CO2 is sequestered.
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.
Photo shows GreenDot EcoTaster compared to a “Biodegradable” “plant based” spoon after four weeks in compost together.
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.
AquaDot range attributes:
✔ SUPD-compliant - Allowable under the new EU Single-Use Plastics Directive for cutlery.
✔ Certified Plastic-free – AquaDot paperboard is certified as plastic-free by Dincertco and holds the prestigious Flustix certification. The paperboard has also been independently verified plastic-free by ISEGA.
✔ Material reduction - Uses 60-80% less material and space than plastic/wooden cutlery.
✔ BRC - Manufactured and packed in a BRC-certified facility.
✔ FDA - FDA compliant for food contact (for US).
Our paperboard is:
✔ Compostable - OK Compost Home conformity issued by TUV Austria and EN13432 conformity issued by ISEGA Germany.
✔ Recyclable - Certified according to EN13430 issued by Institute-Cyclos HTP Germany.
✔ 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.
GreenDot range benefits:
✔ Compliant with new EU Single-use Plastics Directive
✔ Recyclable - EN 13430
✔ Compostable - certified ASTM-D6400
✔ Renewable - FSC-certified from sustainably-managed forests
✔ Reduce - Uses 60-80% less material and space than plastic/wood
✔ Manufactured and packed in a BRC-certified facility
✔ FDA compliant for food contact (US)