Genji Launches Compostable Sushi Trays

Whole Food Markets’ sushi vendor Genji has developed fibre-based sushi trays that are tree-free and compostable.

The containers are made from bulrush, a common marshland plant, which is harvested from the wild.

The plant fibres, harvested in southeast China, are made into rolls of paper, which are then pulped. The pulp is then moulded into sushi trays, which are compostable within 90 days, the company said.

Genji said the trays provide an alternative to plastic or styrofoam containers.

The company plans to introduce the trays at all Genji locations in the US from December.