Compostable plates made from banana leaves Posted on 6 November 2019 A Peruvian company has made biodegradable dishes out of banana leaves called Bio Plant. An ingenious alternative to single-use plastic, this invention will help to reduce plastic waste from inevitably polluting the air and oceans. According to Intelligent Living, the Bio Plant dishes naturally decompose within two months. Containers, dishes and other packaging made from styrofoam take up to 500 years. Bio Plant gets leaves from banana farmers, as the leaves naturally fall off when pickers remove bananas from a tree. Image: Chuwa Plant Facebook Bio Plant is the brain child of Chuwa Plant Group. The group have made dishes with paper and cardboard cellulose in the past. Their products, including the banana leaf dishes are heat resistant and can be used for liquid food like soups and broths. The leader of the Bio Plant project, Josué Soto, explained to Intelligent Living that the group are working closely with small producers in the Peruvian Amazon. In addition to payment, the group are offering farmers technical training to help profit from most of the banana cultivation process, rather than making a loss. Other products made by Chuwa Plant. Image: Facebook Biodegradable cutlery is also available. Image: Facebook The world’s dependency on plastic is archaic. With an abundance of alternative, biodegradable options on the market there really is no excuse or place for single-use plastics anymore. We all have the power to make a real change to our plastic waste output, which will only be beneficial to us and the planet. Landfills in South Africa have been declared a ‘ticking timebomb’ and The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) says 98-million tonnes of waste is deposited across South Africa’s 826 landfill sites every year. If you’re looking to support a local grocer, café or eatery in South Africa that is practicing a zero-waste ethos, click here for a list of options for you to shop at. Related Posts Buildings, roads and homes flood as severe weather hits KZN 18 May 2023 Good news from the brink of extinction in Volcanoes National Park 11 May 2023 Photojournalist Graeme Green went to Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park to document the recently opened campus... read more Curiosity skilled the cat 5 May 2023 A member of The Explorer’s Club and founder of Curiosity Company, Francois Malherbe uses tracking... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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