If you have visited Himachal Pradesh or Uttarakhand recently you already know the problem.
The mountains are beautiful. The air is fresh. The views are unreal.

But look a little closer.
Behind food stalls. Near rivers. On trekking routes. On roadsides.
You will find piles of plastic plates thermocol bowls cups spoons and takeaway boxes.

What should have been soil rocks and greenery is slowly turning into garbage dumps.

And the most frustrating part is this waste does not disappear.

What Is Really Happening in Hilly Tourist Areas

Local food stalls small restaurants dhabas and tea shops mostly use plastic and thermocol tableware.
It is cheap. It is easily available. It looks convenient.

Tourists eat and throw.
Some dump it in open areas.
Some throw it down slopes.
Some leave it behind thinking it will somehow disappear.

But plastic and thermocol do not degrade.
They stay there for hundreds of years.

Rain carries them into rivers.
Wind pushes them deeper into forests.
Animals ingest them.
Soil gets contaminated.

The mountains pay the price for our convenience.

Plastic and Thermocol Are Not Meant for Mountains

Plastic and thermocol were never designed for fragile ecosystems like hills.

In plains garbage collection is already difficult.
In mountains it is almost impossible.

Once plastic enters a mountain ecosystem it is nearly unrecoverable.

No proper waste segregation
No proper recycling facilities
No composting systems

Just trash piling up year after year.

This is not just pollution.
This is slow destruction.

Tourists Are Not the Only Ones to Blame

Yes tourists throw garbage irresponsibly.
But the real issue starts much earlier.

If plastic and thermocol tableware were not used in the first place there would be nothing to throw.

Food sellers are forced to use what is cheapest and available.
Tourists are given plates that harm the environment without being told the truth.

This is a system failure not just a people problem.

Government Needs to Step In Now

Hilly tourist regions need strict rules.

Plastic and thermocol tableware should be completely banned in Himachal and Uttarakhand.
Not partially. Not slowly. Completely.

Just like plastic bags were banned.
Just like single use plastics are being restricted.

Only biodegradable eco friendly tableware should be allowed.

Bagasse
Areca palm
Other plant based alternatives

These materials break down naturally and do not poison the soil.

If the government makes this compulsory food sellers will adapt.
Manufacturers will scale.
Costs will come down.
The environment will recover.

Bagasse Tableware Is the Most Practical Solution

Bagasse tableware is made from sugarcane waste.
It is not plastic disguised as paper.
It is real plant fiber.

Bagasse plates bowls trays and clamshells decompose naturally in soil.
They handle hot oily food easily.
They are sturdy enough for restaurants and street stalls.
They are safe for food and safe for nature.

This is exactly what hilly areas need.

How Bagasse Can Save Our Mountains

If food stalls in Himachal and Uttarakhand switch to bagasse tableware this is what happens.

No plastic left behind on trails
No thermocol floating in rivers
No toxic smoke from burning waste
No microplastics entering soil and water

Just organic waste returning to nature.

This one change can reduce visible garbage dramatically within a few years.

Why Pulpcraft Fits Perfectly in This Movement

Pulpcraft manufactures a wide range of bagasse tableware that is ideal for hill stations and tourist areas.

Plates for momos and meals
Bowls for maggi soups and curries
Clamshell boxes for takeaway food
Meal trays for larger servings

Pulpcraft products are strong enough for daily commercial use and eco friendly enough for sensitive environments.

This is not luxury tableware.
This is responsible tableware.

Why Pulpcraft Fits Perfectly in This Movement

Pulpcraft manufactures a wide range of bagasse tableware that is ideal for hill stations and tourist areas.

Plates for momos and meals
Bowls for maggi soups and curries
Clamshell boxes for takeaway food
Meal trays for larger servings

Pulpcraft products are strong enough for daily commercial use and eco friendly enough for sensitive environments.

This is not luxury tableware.
This is responsible tableware.

Final Thought

If we cannot protect our hills what are we even developing for.

Himachal and Uttarakhand deserve better than being dumping grounds for disposable tableware.

Ban plastic and thermocol in hilly tourist areas.
Make biodegradable tableware compulsory.
Support manufacturers like Pulpcraft who are offering real solutions.

Because once mountains are damaged no amount of regret can bring them back.