Eco-friendly PICNICS

Blessed with year-round sunshine, countless beaches and a wealth of natural beauty, Tanzania is a perfect picnic country. To ensure you leave your alfresco dining spot as pristine as when you arrived, here are some innovative ideas for plastic-free, re-usable picnic ware from Dar es Salaam store The Green Room.

#STREETSOFDSM PRINT AND KITENGE REVERSIBLE TOTE BAG

Celebrating Dar’s colourful street culture, these tote bags are perfect for carrying your picnic food in line with Tanzania’s plastic bag ban. Available in more than 15 designs.

#STREETSOFDSM PRINT AND KITENGE REVERSIBLE TOTE BAG

BAMBOO STRAWS

Hand finished at The Green Room’s workshop in Dar, these straws come in a pack of six beautifully tied with a kitenge ribbon.

BAMBOO STRAWS

WHALESHARK ENAMEL MUG

Celebrating Tanzania’s rich wildlife, this enamel mug can go anywhere with you.

WHALESHARK ENAMEL MUG

HAND-CARVED COCONUT WOOD UTENSILS AND BOWLS

Reduce the need for disposable plastic picnic ware and go green with sustainable and locally sourced coconut wood options.

HAND-CARVED COCONUT WOOD UTENSILS AND BOWLS

HAND-CARVED COCONUT WOOD UTENSILS AND BOWLS

REUSABLE WATER BOTTLES

An eco-friendly alternative to carrying drinking water. The bottles keep drinks cold or hot for up to eight hours and each features an illustration by a local artist.

REUSABLE WATER BOTTLES

BEESWAX WRAPS

A set of four kitenge fabric beeswax wraps. Reusable, they fold around food bowls, fruit and sandwiches to keep items fresh in place of disposable wrap plastic.

BEESWAX WRAPS

The Green Room is a product and furniture design company with its flagship store on The Slipway shopping centre in Dar es Salaam. Inspired by sunshine, the sea and nature of beautiful Tanzania, The Green Room is committed to design products that are locally made, useful, beautiful and good to the earth. For more information, visit thegreenroomtz.com