Deepoe’s bamboo plates are made from bamboo fiber, cornstarch, and food-grade ink. They are completely plastic-free, BPA-free, and importantly, do not use melamine (a plastic derivative many other plates on the market use.) Note that these materials may produce very slight imperfections in the final products. Deepoe’s bamboo dinnerware products as bamboo is a fast-growing more-renewable resource that requires zero pesticides or chemicals to grow.