Onestep Green Solutions

06/02/2023

I’m Karen, a Melbournian mum. The amount of waste at kid’s parties disturbs me, so I decided to do something about it. I’ve started a business providing alternatives to single-use at kid’s parties: partyware for hire at affordable prices. Plates, bowels, cups, cutlery, tablecloth and bunting.
My dream is for reusables at kids’ parties to be commonplace. If you like the sound of this, check out my page and Follow or Like me.

02/02/2023

Let me know how I can help you host an eco-friendly party.

- Melamine plates and cups catering for large parties. In colours blue, pink and red.
- Party Kit with plates, bowels, cups and cutlery for 18 people
- Bunting
- Tablecloth
- Food trays / platters
- Stainless steel spoons

01/02/2023

Black Spur, Yarra Valley, Victoria

16/12/2022

The recyclability of paper plates varies widely across councils in Melbourne. Paper plates with a plastic coating can’t be recycled. You can check this by doing the rip test. If it rips like paper, then it’s likely paper. As for paper plates, some councils say if there is little to no food or grease it can be recycled. Other councils say the plate must have no contact with food to be recycled. To add to confusion some councils say certain plates can go into FOGO (food and garden bin). To avoid confusion, it’s best to contact your local council. Hopefully there will be a general consensus amongst councils about paper plates soon.

21/11/2022

Palm leaf plates are compostable in the home system which makes them more eco-friendly than other single-use plates.

Unfortunately, palm leaf plates are not accepted in the FOGO (food and garden) waste bin. The waste processor accepts no ‘compostable’ dinnerware as it’s difficult to identify what an item is made from at the sorting facility. This is unlikely to change any time soon. ☹

If you want to use palm leaf, washing for reuse then disposal in your home composting is a great eco-friendly alternative.

26/10/2022

The fact that sugarcane plates made by BioPak can’t be home composted makes them little better than other sugarcane plates. 😞The plates contain PFAS (a group of man-made chemicals) and therefore don’t meet composting standards.

In saying this, I’ve rated them slightly better than other sugarcane plates as the company BioPak is known for its eco-friendly products.

21/10/2022

While sugarcane might sound eco-friendly, there is little transparency about what goes into the plates during manufacture and disposal is no better than paper plates as they are for landfill.

While some companies say their plates are compostable, they are not commercially compostable. In Melbourne, FOGO (food and garden) waste goes to a facility for screening, sorting and treatment. Neither machines, nor staff can differentiate which plates are compostable and which are not, so all plates are removed as contamination and sent to landfill.

06/10/2022

29/09/2022

Onestep closer to putting your feet up at the end of the day.

A cleaning service is part of the package.

20/09/2022

Receiving lovely feedback from a customer makes my day.
Thank you for your support! 😊

10/08/2022

From 1 February 2023, the Victorian Government is banning single-use plastic:

- cutlery (including knives, forks, spoons, chopsticks, sporks, splades, food picks)
- plates
- drinking straws
- drink-stirrers and sticks
- expanded polystyrene food and drink containers
- cotton bud sticks.

What a great initiative!! 👏

29/07/2022

Survived a toddler tornado without a scratch!!