Bananatex is a biodegradable textile made from banana leaves that has been developed ... In its "Atlas of Plastic", the Heinrich Boll Foundation estimates that most biosourced plastics are neither ...

A population boom has combined with an explosive spread of plastic containers and wrapping replacing natural biodegradable packaging such as banana leaves. The result is that local authorities ...

Hilda Gaceri, a form three student at Materi Girls in Tharaka Nithi County, borrowed from their tradition of carrying farm produce in improvised banana-leaves bags. With the ban on plastic bags ...

Alternatives to petrochemical-based plastics are emerging, made from everything from banana leaves to tomato skins, ...

Environmental Benefits Banana leaves and peels are biodegradable and can be composted, making them an eco-friendly ...

They described trying to protect themselves by hiding under banana leaves, covering their faces ... to cut bananas off their stalks, to cut plastic bags used to cover banana stalks, and for ...

It runs from Abaca hemp (from the inedible banana Musa textilis ... It also highlights Piñatex, a plastic alternative made from pineapple leaves. Some policy-makers, though, are wary about ...

Cut a 6-inch healthy stem, remove low leaves, and dip the stem in a rooting hormone before planting it in a container with ...

Nothing conjures up the feeling of the tropics like giant, lush-leaved plants, and if you live in the tropics or subtropics, ...

Gardeners are being told they should put teabags in their garden in November, but only if they rip them open first.

An event where punters pay €300 to eat sushi off a naked woman’s body is taking place in the capital today. The Japanese ...

Primarily used in packaging, these biosourced plastics account for less than one percent of global plastic production. But ...