Areca Leaf Plates

The leaf sheaths of the Areca Nut Tree are used to make Areca Leaf Plates. Areca leaves are gathered, pressure washed, cleaned, sun dried, and then moulded into suitable shaped plates using heat and pressure. Plates may be utilised as an excellent fertilizer and a good source of organic manure once they have been used. In Nepal, pattal is called Tapara/ Tapari, particular made with sal leaves. Nepalese Hindus extensively and compulsorily use it in religious ceremonies, feasts, marriage, birth and funeral rituals. It is also used as a popular substitute for metal or plastic plates in street food culture in Nepal and India. It has remarkable properties such as 100% biodegradability, environmentally friendly, low cost and density, high specific strength, and plenty of availability (Rahman et al.