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ATLANTA, March 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Better Earth, a leading provider of compostable foodservice packaging solutions, is announcing the launch of its new Touch-Free Pressed Fiber Cutlery Dispenser. This dispenser offers a hygienic and sustainable alternative to traditional cutlery dispensers, combining convenience with environmental responsibility.

The Better Earth Touch-Free Pressed Fiber Cutlery Dispenser is designed to minimize contact and reduce contamination risks, ensuring that each piece of cutlery dispensed is pristine. Its handle-first delivery system and patented sealed bags with tape tabs make refilling easy and hygienic. The dispenser is compatible with zero-waste programs, and its compact footprint makes it ideal for a variety of settings in restaurants, college and university cafes, K-12 cafeterias, catering, sports and entertainment venues, and institutions such as hospitals and long-term care facilities.

Key Features of the Touch-Free Pressed Fiber Cutlery Dispenser:

• Innovative Design: Ensures every piece of cutlery dispensed is pristine with handle-first delivery to minimize contact.
• Touch-Free Handling: Hygienic handling and refilling of cutlery with exclusive patented sealed bags and tape tabs to reduce contamination risks.
• Customizable Dispensing Options: Interchangeable towers are versatile and can dispense forks, knives, and spoons in a variety of combinations to fit your operational needs.
• Compact Footprint: Space-saving, efficient dispensing system compatible with zero waste programs.
• User-Friendly Refilling: Easy-to-follow instructions on cutlery bags streamline the refilling process.
• Compostable: Better Earth Pressed Fiber Cutlery is ASTM D-6400 compliant.
• Custom Branding: Can be customized to your brand identity and even conveniently add rotating or seasonal promotional messaging (minimum quantity required for custom decals).
• Regulatory Compliance: Complies with single-use plastic laws in California, Washington, Colorado, and Canada.

With a unique coating for exceptional mouthfeel, Better Earth's Pressed Fiber Cutlery is crafted from pressed bamboo fiber and can be composted or recycled after use. The cutlery is durable, convenient, and sustainable, providing a pleasing eating experience while supporting environmentally conscious practices.

The Touch-Free Pressed Fiber Cutlery Dispenser is the perfect solution for businesses looking to improve hygiene, reduce waste, and enhance their sustainability efforts. For more information, visit becompostable.com/dispenser.

Better Earth's Touch-Free Pressed Fiber Cutlery Dispenser will be exhibited at Booth #2930 Hall C during Natural Products Expo West. Additionally, Better Earth's new Farmer's Fiber Retail Tableware which has been named a NEXTY Awards Finalist in the Planet-Forward category.

About Better Earth
Better Earth is a Certified B Corporation dedicated to creating a more sustainable future through 100% BPI-certified compostable foodservice packaging. Guided by its mission to inspire and implement solutions for a thriving planet, Better Earth partners with regenerative agriculture innovators and global foodservice leaders to reduce waste, promote composting, and support Climate Smart practices. Learn more at becompostable.com.

SOURCE Better Earth