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A Bambi's bamboo utensil breaks down in about 90 days in a compost environment. A plastic fork takes up to 500 years and never fully disappears — it fragments into microplastics. Ours are 100% natural bamboo with no coatings or bioplastic blends, so there is nothing left behind but soil.

Ours doesn't, and that is the entire reason it exists. Cheap wooden and coated “eco” cutlery leaves a popsicle-stick aftertaste because of what is sprayed on it. Bambi's utensils are cut, sanded smooth and left pure — nothing added — so all you taste is your food.

Yes. Bambi's utensils are splinter-free and hold up through a full plate — steak, salad, cake, the lot. Bamboo fibre is denser than the birchwood used in most disposable sets, which is why cheap wooden forks snap mid-bite and these don't. Every order carries a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Plastic lasts up to 500 years and sheds microplastics. Wooden cutlery is usually coated or blended, which is where the woody aftertaste and splintering come from. Bamboo is a fast-growing grass — up to 3 feet a day — and Bambi's leaves it uncoated, so it composts in about 90 days and tastes like nothing.

One Bambi's Set is 100 pieces — 50 forks, 25 knives and 25 spoons — which comfortably serves about 33 guests a full place setting, or up to 100 people at a one-utensil event like cake, salad or takeout. Most dinner-party hosts buy one box; caterers and event planners buy three.

Yes. Because there are no coatings, resins or bioplastic blends, Bambi's cutlery is home-compostable — it does not need an industrial facility. Break the pieces up, bury them in an active bin, and they return to soil in roughly 90 days. In a landfill they still break down; it simply takes longer.

It is sold and designed as disposable, single-use cutlery for parties, events and takeout — that is the job it is built for. Plenty of customers do rinse a set and use it again, and tell us it holds up fine. We just do not design or test for that, so treat a second use as a bonus rather than the promise. Then compost it in about 90 days.

10% of Bambi's profits go to panda conservation on every single order — not a one-off campaign, not a rounding-up prompt at checkout. Pandas eat almost nothing but bamboo, so protecting the groves the product comes from is the whole point. Customers have swapped 93,000 plastic and wooden utensils so far.

Bambi's was started by Jonathan and Victor, two 17-year-olds from New York City, after a 2024 trip to the bamboo groves of Kyoto. The brand launched in summer 2025 and is still founder-run — the person answering your email is the person who chose the product.

Shipping is free on orders over $25 and ships from the United States. Every order is covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee: if the cutlery isn't what you expected, email us within 30 days for a full refund. Returns are by mail and we cover the cost.

Yes — Bambi's works with boutique cafés, wedding and event caterers, corporate lunch caterers and venues that need a compostable cutlery supply their clients can actually see. Email us with your monthly volume and event type and we'll quote directly. Plastic-ban compliance and eco credentials come standard.