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Cafeteria Tray - Stainless Steel

Sold in boxes of 25 - each tray is made from 100% food-grade, recycled steel


Single-use plastic foodware in school cafeterias is harming our children and our planet. There’s a simple solution: switching to stainless steel cafeteria trays in schools. How do we know?

  • One of the biggest carbon footprints for a school is from school meals and the cafeteria.
  • After only two washes, stainless steel cutlery breaks even with disposable cutlery for environmental impacts. After that, every use increases the environmental benefits.
  • Chemicals in plastic can disturb the body’s hormone systems and can cause cancer, diabetes, reproductive disorders, and neurological impairments of developing fetuses and children

*The commercial line is excluded from site-wide offers and free shipping promotions
**If you're interested in ordering 1000+ trays, we can offer reduced pricing per tray - email schools@ahimsahome.com

Why Steel Matters

Children's organs are still developing and particularly vulnerable to chemicals added to their foods from plastic or melamine dishes. Research from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Endocrine Society and World Health Organization - and reports from The New York Times, NPR and CNN confirm the negative effects of plastic. Today, while there are many BPA replacements, they may be as or more harmful.

Steel is inert. That means no harmful chemicals will be transferred into your child’s food with Ahimsa. Our dishes are non-porous, so bacteria won’t be left behind.

Plus our dishes are intentionally designed by a Pediatrician-mom to encourage healthy variety, portions and habits at any age. They are built to last a lifetime, no peeling or breaking - and dishwasher safe.

Why steel matters? Children's organs are still developing and particularly vulnerable to chemicals added to their foods from plastic - that's why a Pediatrician-Mom started Ahimsa with your child's safety in mind. Steel is inert.

Why Ahimsa?

Ahimsa Stainless Steel is dishwasher safe, lasts and safe for kids.

We want to be transparent. Our pricing may be higher, but so is our quality and durability. Ahimsa doesn't peel, break, leach harmful chemicals or retain odors.