What can I use for biodegradable confetti?

“When it comes to eco-friendly confetti, the closer you can get to natural materials, the better,” says Huizenga. “If it’s something you would already find in nature, there’s less of a chance it will hurt the environment. Things like flowers, seeds, and herbs are my favorites to use.”

Is there biodegradable confetti?

Ecofetti is a biodegradable, water-soluble, environmentally friendly confetti that requires no cleanup. Ecofetti® is the best water-soluble, non-toxic, and biodegradable confetti on the market! After your event, simply hose your confetti away or let nature help with the cleanup!

How do you make confetti environmentally friendly?

What you’ll need:

Leaves, lots of glorious leaves!
Heart hole punches (it’s more environmentally friendly to buy local but if you can’t find one you can get a heart-shaped hole punch here)
Use recycled products around your home, or make recycled cardboard boxes.
Recycled string.

What can you throw instead of confetti?

7 natural alternatives to wedding confetti

Lavender. Not only does lavender smell delicious but it can also make really sweet confetti for your wedding day.
Different types of herbs.
Leaves.
Fresh or dried rose petals.
Baby’s breath.
Feathers.
Bird seed.
Important notes on choosing confetti.

Is biodegradable confetti safe?

Biodegradable confetti is a collection of decorative, celebratory bits that break down or degrade by natural processes without causing ecological harm. To put it simply, biodegradable confetti is confetti you can safely use for outdoor celebrations as it will not leave behind an unnatural or harmful ecological impact.

Are confetti eggs bad for the environment?

The eggs are often filled with Mylar—a polyester film—that poses an environmental hazard for marine life, including whales, turtles, dolphins, seals, fish, and water-fowl, who think it’s food. Avoid purchasing cascarones filled with Mylar or plastic material.

What is the difference between glitter and confetti?

A distinction is made between confetti and glitter; glitter is smaller than confetti (pieces usually no larger than 1mm) and is universally shiny. Most table confetti are also shiny. While they are called metallic confetti they are actually metallized PVC. Most party supply stores carry paper and metallic confetti.

Are you allowed to throw confetti?

Churches/venues tend to now stipulate that no confetti is allowed unless it is biodegradable. This is due to the traditional paper confetti being difficult to clean up and harmful to wildlife. Natural petal confetti is 100% biodegradable and eco-friendly.

Is gender reveal confetti Biodegradable?

Our pink confetti gender reveal poppers are easy to use, and they shoot biodegradable confetti up to 15-feet in the air. A cloud of pink tissue paper fills the air when they are popped. The 12-inch canisters are easy to use.

What can I use for biodegradable confetti? “When it comes to eco-friendly confetti, the closer you can get to natural materials, the better,” says Huizenga. “If it’s something you would already find in nature, there’s less of a chance it will hurt the environment. Things like flowers, seeds, and herbs are my favorites to use.”…